Background Esophageal achalasia is a rare disease characterized by degeneration of Auerbach's plexus. Although its presumed etiologies include autoimmune process, its precise mechanisms remain ...

it would be reasonable to consider treating medically for EoE prior to committing to achalasia-specific interventions, which often involve permanent disruption of the esophageal muscle layer ...

Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder of unknown cause, characterised by aperistalsis of the esophageal body and impaired lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. Patients present at all ages, ...

The team also examined the correlation between the results of the EHAS and the severity of symptoms in 113 patients with esophageal achalasia, a condition that causes difficulty passing food to ...

Editor The disease is Type 1 Achalasia; which blocks the esophagus and makes eating a difficult and painful experience.  It ...

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During the 1970s and the 1980s, operations for benign esophageal disorders were often ... pneumatic dilatation became first-line therapy for achalasia, even though surgical management had been ...