At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little ...

Nutcracker esophagus is characterized by high-amplitude peristaltic contractions during swallowing, but the clinical relevance of this manometric finding—and indeed, whether the condition should be ...

Q: A friend of ours was told he has a “nutcracker esophagus”? What does that mean? A: A nutcracker esophagus is one of several esophageal disorders where the normal orderly muscular contractions that ...

The clinical significance of hypercontractile peristalsis: comparison of high-resolution manometric features, demographics, symptom presentation, and response to therapy in patients with Jackhammer ...