Background Achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder, predominantly presenting
with dysphagia. With disease progression, the esophagus becomes tortuous and dilated …

We present a patient who experienced airway obstruction during an elective
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) under anesthesia secondary to previously …

Achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by the absence of primary
peristalsis and a failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax, resulting in a dilated …

Achalasia is characterized by the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax in a
setting of absent peristalsis. It is a relatively rare affection with an annually reported …

INTRODUCTION Respiratory distress and arrest from tracheal compression secondary to
megaoesophagus are rare complications of achalasia. We present the case of a man with …

Achalasia is an idiopathic motility disorder of the oesophagus of increasing incidence. It is
characterized by aperistalsis of the lower oesophagus and failure of relaxation of the lower …

We report a case of a patient undergoing esophagectomy for end-stage achalasia, a rare
condition associated with potentially catastrophic ventilatory and circulatory complications …

Achalasia is a rare primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by the loss of enteric
neurons leading to an absence of peristalsis and impaired relaxation of the lower …

Discussion Achalasia is the failure of the relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter
(cardiac sphincter) and failure of peristalsis of the oesophagus on swallowing. 1 Failure of …

A 59-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath for 1
day. At presentation, her respiratory rate was 38 breaths/min with expiratory stridor and the …