Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Gastroenterology released clinical guidelines to diagnose and treat patients with ...

Achalasia, the best known primary esophageal motility disorder, is a chronic, progressive, and -- even after successful treatment -- relapsing condition that causes severe morbidity and is often ...

Achalasia associated with cancer. (Cancer-associated achalasia may be due to local invasion of the esophageal myenteric plexus or as a part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.) ...

Pneumatic dilation has been recommended as the preferred first-line therapy for type I and type II achalasia, especially in patients >45 years of age Heller myotomy is the treatment of choice for ...

Achalasia happens when the processes that move food to your stomach don’t work properly. For food and liquids to pass from your mouth to your stomach, two things need to happen after you swallow.

Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus, or food pipe, which causes the cells and muscles to lose function. This can lead to difficulties with swallowing, chest pain, and regurgitation. Achalasia can ...

Achalasia is a rare but serious condition that affects your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your throat to your stomach. With achalasia, your lower esophageal sphincter (LES) fails to open ...

Achalasia is a rare oesophageal disorder that impairs the ability of the esophagus to move food into the stomach. It occurs due to the gradual degeneration of oesophageal muscles and dysfunction of ...

(a) Diagnosed with achalasia; (b) Underwent peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) surgery for achalasia; (c) Severe reflux symptoms 23 months later; (d) Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma located 25 cm ...