Importance Achalasia significantly affects patients' quality of life and can be difficult to
diagnose and treat. Objective To review the diagnosis and management of achalasia, with a …

Achalasia is a rare motility disorder of the oesophagus characterised by loss of enteric
neurons leading to absence of peristalsis and impaired relaxation of the lower oesophageal …

Achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder of unknown etiology characterized by
degeneration of the myenteric plexus, which results in impaired relaxation of the …

Results: There were significant improvements in the global symptom scores of all patients
treated, in both the BTX injection group (before 8.2±1.3, after 3.0±1.6) and the dilation group …

Background and Aims Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) represents a less invasive
alternative to conventional laparoscopic Heller's myotomy (LHM) for patients with achalasia …

Achalasia is a primary motor disorder of the esophagus characterized by insufficient lower
esophageal sphincter relaxation and loss of esophageal peristalsis. This results in patients' …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although the diagnosis of achalasia hinges on demonstrating
impaired esophagogastric junction (EGJ) relaxation and aperistalsis, 3 distinct patterns of …

Background: Although rare, esophageal achalasia is the best described primary esophageal
motility disorder. Commonly used treatments are endoscopic botulin toxin injection (EBTI) …

Background Studies of achalasia epidemiology are important as they often yield new
insights into disease etiology. In this study, our objective was to carry out the first North …

BACKGROUND Observational data suggest that intrapyloric injection of botulinum toxin A
(BoTN/A) reduces symptoms and accelerates gastric emptying in idiopathic and diabetic …