Achalasia: Insights into Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances for an Ancient Disease

Achalasia: Insights into Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances for an Ancient Disease

Achalasia is a chronic idiopathic disease characterized by the absence of esophageal body peristalsis and by defective lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation. The incidence rate ranges from 1.07 to up to 2.8 new cases per year per 100,000 population. Presenting symptoms include dysphagia, regur...

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Main Authors: Amir Mari, Kalp Patel, Mahmud Mahamid, Tawfik Khoury, Marcella Pesce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2019-01-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Subjects:
Achalasia
esophagogastric outflow obstruction
high-resolution manometry
per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)
Online Access:https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/40/894/manuscript

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