Achalasia is the best understood example of an esophageal motility disorder and characterized by esophageal aperistalsis and impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The histopathology ...

Researchers from France have shown that extended myotomy with anterior fundoplication achieved excellent medium-term functional results in a series of patients with severe diffuse esophageal spasm ...

Image C is the upper gastrointestinal series of a patient who presented with chest pain, whose manometry showed a pattern of type III achalasia (spastic contractions). This is clinically is similar to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter suffers terribly from esophageal spasms. She is currently taking Ativan, Bentyl, Pepcid and sometimes Ultram. She has suffered for two years. It is unbearable, and she just ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter suffers terribly from esophageal spasms. She is currently taking Ativan, Bentyl, Pepcid and sometimes Ultram. She has suffered for two years. It is unbearable, and she just ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old woman. For many years, or even decades (but infrequently, like every few months), I have experienced sudden chest pressure or tightness while eating my evening meal.

SAN DIEGO — Per-oral endoscopic myotomy is a safe and effective treatment for esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction and spastic esophageal disorders, like jackhammer esophagus and type 3 ...

Esophageal diverticula can be categorized into various types. A true diverticulum contains all layers of the wall, whereas a false diverticulum represents herniation of the mucosa and submucosa ...

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