It also prevents the stomach’s contents from flowing back up into the esophagus. If the sphincter relaxes too much or becomes too weak, your stomach acid can flow back into your esophagus ...

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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 ...

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 ...

and has produced increased peristaltic and lower esophageal sphincter pressures in normal volunteers. Agrawal et al. evaluated the effect of bethanechol on smooth-muscle contraction in patients ...