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Achalasia in the elderly patient: a comparative study

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2011
CONTEXT: Achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder secondary to the degeneration of ganglion cells of the inhibitory intramural myenteric plexus. It affects both sexes similarly and has two peaks of incidence, one in the 3rd to 4th decades of life
Rosana B. Schechter, Eponina M. O. Lemme, Paula Novais, Beatriz Biccas   +3 more
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A Case of Esophageal Achalasia wit h Epiphrenic Diverticulum [PDF]

, 2002
Epiphrenic diverticulum is a relatively rare condition resulting from mucosal herniation through the muscular wall of the esophagus. This pulsion diverticulum is often associated with abnormal esophageal motility such as esophageal achalasia.
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Surgical Treatment for Achalasia of the Esophagus: Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2013
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder that leads to dysphagia, chest pain, and weight loss. Its diagnosis is clinically suspected and is confirmed with esophageal manometry.
Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos, Luis Alfonso Martin-del-Campo   +1 more
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Esophageal achalasia. Case report

, 2022
Introducción: el término acalasia esofágica se refiere a una limitación en el vaciamiento del bolo alimenticio a nivel esofágico asociado a un fallo en la relajación.Información del paciente: se trata de un paciente masculino, de 13 años de edad, que ...
Reyes Medina, Eugenio Alejandro, Suárez Herrera, José Amadys, Pérez Cardoso, Armando, Arecibia Mendoza, Oreime   +3 more
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Endoscopic treatment of esophageal achalasia

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2016
Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus characterized by dysphagia, regurgitation of undigested food, chest pain, weight loss and respiratory symptoms. The most common form of achalasia is the idiopathic one. Diagnosis largely relies upon endoscopy, barium swallow study, and high resolution esophageal manometry (HRM).
ESPOSITO, DARIO, MAIONE, FRANCESCO, D'ALESSANDRO, ALESSANDRA, SARNELLI, GIOVANNI, DE PALMA, GIOVANNI DOMENICO   +4 more
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Five Advances for Benign Foregut Surgery in the Last 50 Years

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 8, Page 2077-2080, August 2026.
David I. Watson, Sarah K. Thompson, John G. Hunter, B. Mark Smithers   +3 more
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Respiratory symptoms of megaesophagus

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2013
Megaesophagus as the end result of achalasia is the consequence of disordered peristalsis and the slow decompensation of the esophageal muscular layer.
Fabio Di Stefano, Lorenzo Migliorato
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Training in peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia

, 2012
Nicholas Eleftheriadis, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Manabu Onimaru, Akira Yoshida, Toshihisa Hosoya, Roberta Maselli, Shin-ei KudoDigestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, JapanAbstract: Peroral endoscopic myotomy (
Ikeda H, Kudo S, Kudo SE, MASELLI, ROBERTA, Onimaru M, Yoshida A, Hosoya T, Maselli R, Eleftheriadis N, Inoue H   +9 more
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Epithelial Barrier Function and Altered Cell Signaling Pathways in the Esophageal Epithelium of Achalasia Patients

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Background/Aims: Idiopathic achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder of unknown etiology. Although its neuromuscular aspects are well described, little is known about the role of the esophageal epithelium.
Sezgi Kipcak, Pelin Ergun, Nur Selvi Gunel, Serhat Bor   +3 more
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Sonographic evaluation of esophageal achalasia

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2014
A 32-year-old man was referred to the gastroenterology department for dysphagia with both solids and liquids. The symptoms were progressive with considerable weight loss over an 8-year period. High resolution manometry was performed, which revealed type 1 achalasia, diagnosed according to the Chicago classification.
Lee, Tae Hee, Cho, Joo Young
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