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Achalasia: Introduction
Achalasia: A rare motor disorder of the esophagus characterized by inability of the lower esophageal sphincter and esophageal muscle to relax as well as dilation of the esophagus. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Achalasia is available below.
Symptoms of Achalasia
- Difficulty swallowing
- Regurgitation
- Feeling of fullness
- Esophageal dilation
- Impaired peristalsis
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 11 symptoms of Achalasia
Achalasia: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Achalasia:
- Weight loss
- Malnutrition
- Coughing
- Breathlessness
- Lung infection
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary infection
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Achalasia
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Less Common Symptoms of Achalasia
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Diagnostic Tests for Achalasia
- Chest x-ray
- Barium swallow test
- Endoscopy
- more tests...»
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Achalasia?
- Misdiagnosis of Achalasia
- Failure to diagnose Achalasia
- Hidden causes of Achalasia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Achalasia
Causes of Achalasia
- Neuropathy
- Autonomic neuropathy
- Chagas' disease - Megaesophagus
- Esophageal achalasia
- more causes...»
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Treatments for Achalasia
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Achalasia: Broader Related Topics
- Digestive Diseases
- Esophagus diseases
- more types...»
Types of Achalasia
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Definitions of Achalasia:
A motility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS in which the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (near the CARDIA) fails to relax resulting in hypermotility, functional obstruction of the esophagus, and DYSPHAGIA. Achalasia is characterized by a grossly contorted and dilated esophagus (megaesophagus). - (Source - Diseases Database)
Achalasia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Achalasia, or a subtype of Achalasia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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