Achalasia is primarily caused by the degeneration of the myenteric plexus in the esophageal wall, leading to impaired ...

Patients with achalasia typically present with progressive dysphagia to both solids and liquids, regurgitation of undigested food, chest pain ... of the lower esophageal sphincter.

and the stomach lies a muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter which separates the contents of the stomach from the esophagus. GERD occurs when the sphincter is weak or when there is a structural ...

HE in immunocompetent patients with no risk factor is rare. High levels of suspicion and endoscopy with esophageal biopsies ...

The lower esophageal sphincter, at the base of the esophagus ... problems can range from trouble swallowing to heartburn, ...

Medication. Two classes of drugs, nitrates and calcium channel blockers, work by relaxing the lower esophageal sphincter. This can help food pass more easily into your stomach. These drugs can ...

showing a dilated esophageal body bird beak-like narrowing of lower esophageal sphincter (see Video 1). b; Vigorous achalasia showing diffuse spasm-like contractions in the esophageal body with ...

Fass R, Winters GF. Evaluation of the Patient With Noncardiac Chest Pain: Is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or an Esophageal Motility Disorder the Cause? MedGenMed 3(4), 2001 [formerly published ...

In the present study, also signs were improved including lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure (from 10 ± 1.58 and, 10.3 ± 1.68 mmHg in the pretreated patients to 16.5 ± 0.6, and 14.1 ± 0. ...