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Esophageal Achalasia: Diagnostic Evaluation. [PDF]

World J Surg, 2022
AbstractA precise diagnosis is key to the successful treatment of achalasia. Barium swallow, upper endoscopy and high‐resolution manometry provide the necessary information about a patient's anatomy, absence of other diseases, and type of achalasia (I, II, III).
Riccio F, Costantini M, Salvador R.
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Esophageal achalasia compressing the left atrium and mimicking an extracardiac tumor on the transthoracic echocardiography: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Achalasia is an uncommon disorder affecting esophageal motility. Occasionally, the appearance of a dilated esophagus in achalasia may resemble an extracardiac tumor when observed through transthoracic echocardiography.
Khoa Le, MD, Thuy Pham, MD, Cuong Ho, MD, Truc Tran, MD, Vinh Pham, PhD, Phuc Vu, MD   +5 more
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Thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma after peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia: a case report [PDF]

Surgical Case Reports, 2021
Background Esophageal achalasia causes dysphagia following impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter due to the degeneration of Auerbach’s plexus in the esophageal smooth muscle.
Junichi Tsunokake, Yusuke Taniyama, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Chiaki Sato, Hiroshi Okamoto, Toshiaki Fukutomi, Yohei Ozawa, Naoto Ujiie, Ken Koseki, Yusuke Gokon, Makoto Horiuchi, Ryujiro Akaishi, Takuro Yamauchi, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei   +14 more
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Extended Esophageal Achalasia. [PDF]

Intern Med, 2020
Sugihara Y, Sakae H, Hamada K, Okada H.
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Role of endoscopy in patients with achalasia [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2023
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by impaired lower esophageal sphincter relaxation and peristalsis of the esophageal body.
So Young Han, Young Hoon Youn
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Motility Disorders [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2020
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is one of the most clinically successful tunnel-based minimally invasive endoscopic treatments. The classic indications of POEM include achalasia of all types, including failed prior treatments, and expanded indications ...
Jun Young Kim, Yang Won Min
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RNA-sequencing reveals molecular and regional differences in the esophageal mucosa of achalasia patients

Scientific Reports, 2022
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by the functional loss of myenteric plexus ganglion cells in the distal esophagus and lower esophageal sphincter.
Caroline K. Patel, Peter J. Kahrilas, Nathan B. Hodge, Lia E. Tsikretsis, Dustin A. Carlson, John E. Pandolfino, Marie-Pier Tétreault   +6 more
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Esophageal achalasia

Khirurgiya. Zhurnal im. N.I. Pirogova, 2019
Prevalence, clinical manifestations and of modern classifications of achalasia are reviewed in the article. Diagnosis and treatment of this pathology were analyzed by using of 58 references.
A M, Gasanov, N A, Aliev, Sh N, Danielyan   +2 more
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New endoscopic indicator of esophageal achalasia: "pinstripe pattern". [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal achalasia lacking typical endoscopic features can be extremely difficult. The aim of this study was to identify simple and reliable early indicator of esophageal achalasia.This single-center retrospective study included
Hitomi Minami, Hajime Isomoto, Satoshi Miuma, Yasutoshi Kobayashi, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Shigetoshi Urabe, Kayoko Matsushima, Yuko Akazawa, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Haruhiro Inoue, Kazuhiko Nakao   +11 more
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Esophageal Achalasia

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2008
The purpose of this study was to analyze results of pneumatic dilatation due to esophageal achalasia at the Clinic of General Thoracic Surgery of Vilnius University.During 25-year period (1973-1998) we have treated 133 achalasia patients. On 125 patients pneumatic dilatation was performed. One hundred five (84%) patients recovered fully.
Mattioli G, Pini Prato A, Castagnetti M, Jasonni V   +3 more
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