"Esophageal Achalasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A motility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS in which the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (near the CARDIA) fails to relax resulting in functional obstruction of the esophagus, and DYSPHAGIA. Achalasia is characterized by a grossly contorted and dilated esophagus (megaesophagus).
| Descriptor ID |
D004931
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.432
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Achalasia- Esophageal Achalasia
- Achalasias, Esophageal
- Esophageal Achalasias
- Cardiospasm
- Cardiospasms
- Achalasia
- Achalasias
- Achalasia, Esophageal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Achalasia" by people in Profiles.
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Gomez J, Felder L, Chalikonda D, Schlachterman A, Berghella V. Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Dec; 36(2):2229474.
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Ichkhanian Y, Brewer Gutierrez O, Roman S, Yoo IK, Canakis A, Pawa R, Koch K, Su B, Ujiki M, Alsheik E, Zuchelli T, Piraka C, Ghandour B, Zhang L, Sloan JA, Khashab MA. Role of functional luminal imaging probe in the management of postmyotomy clinical failure. Gastrointest Endosc. 2022 07; 96(1):9-17.e3.
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Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Jowhar D, Farooq U, Aziz M, Kouanda A, Dai SC, Howden CW, Munroe CA. Systematic review with meta-analysis: one-year outcomes of gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy for refractory gastroparesis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 01; 55(2):168-177.
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Palazzo F, Puglia S, Ciaccio G, Ferrara D, Piazza D. End-stage achalasia in a patient with neurofibromatosis treated with laparoscopic Heller myotomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2011 Oct; 21(5):e266-9.
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Fisichella PM, Raz D, Palazzo F, Niponmick I, Patti MG. Clinical, radiological, and manometric profile in 145 patients with untreated achalasia. World J Surg. 2008 Sep; 32(9):1974-9.
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Paidas C, Cowgill SM, Boyle R, Al-Saadi S, Villadolid D, Rosemurgy AS. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with anterior fundoplication ameliorates symptoms of achalasia in pediatric patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 May; 204(5):977-83; discussion 983-6.
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Loren DE, Cai X, Metz DC. Image of the month. Mantle cell lymphoma. Gastroenterology. 2002 Apr; 122(4):853, 1191.
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Ter RB, Govil YK, Leite L, Infantolino A, Ghabra M, Galan A, Katz PO. Adenosquamous carcinoma in Barrett's esophagus presenting as pseudoachalasia. Am J Gastroenterol. 1999 Jan; 94(1):268-70.