A 25-year-old English woman suffers from a rare condition that makes her vomit at least 60 times a day and does not let her eat or drink anything if not standing. Also known as achalasia, a swallowing ...

Another potential cause of esophageal spasm is spastic achalasia, a rare motility disorder (trouble moving food through the body). With spastic achalasia, your esophageal muscles don't contract ...

Discover top medications for 'treating Achalasia'? This page compiles essential information on generic and brand-name drugs specifically used for Achalasia treatment.Here, you can explore dosages ...

Netherlands: A recent retrospective cohort study has shed light on the connection between esophageal Candida infection and an ...

achalasia and a multitude of other pseudonyms is now fairly well recognized to consist primarily of a functional obstruction of the lower esophagus that is apparently caused by a failure of ...

The POEM procedure is done to treat the swallowing disorder known as achalasia. Achalasia is a disorder of motility in the esophagus in which the esophagus has lost its normal ability to move food and ...

The figures are stills from the linked videos. a; Classical achalasia, showing a dilated esophageal body bird beak-like narrowing of lower esophageal sphincter (see Video 1). b; Vigorous achalasia ...

[28] An upper GI series is useful. A characteristic so-called bird's beak is usually seen in patients with achalasia. A dilated, sigmoid esophagus may be present in patients with long-standing ...

In a remarkable medical achievement, an 86-year-old man presented to Manipal Hospital Vijayawada with a long-standing history ...

This case illustrates the variable motility abnormalities that can be present at any one time with overlapping features of esophageal spasm and achalasia.

If the esophagus is not immediately apparent ... all the way to the inferior pulmonary vein only in cases of vigorous achalasia (high-amplitude simultaneous contractions associated with chest ...