Achalasia, a chronic oesophageal motility disorder, is defined by impaired lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation and absent peristalsis, leading to symptoms such as dysphagia and regurgitation.

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

Bando et al. perform a phase II trial of atezolizumab monotherapy following platinum-based definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with unresectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell ...

Risk factors for silent reflux include: lifestyle factors like diet, overeating, or tobacco or alcohol use physical causes like a deformed or malfunctioning esophageal sphincter, slow emptying of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...