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10 sie 2021 · Esophageal disorders affect your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. The most common type is GERD. Disorders like GERD, achalasia and Barrett’s esophagus cause heartburn or swallowing problems and increase your risk for esophageal cancer.
1 sty 2018 · The upper esophageal sphincter (UES) located at the pharyngoesophageal junction functions as a protective barrier between the trachea and esophagus. Varied pathologies, such as structural, rheumatologic, infectious, neurological, or iatrogenic, can affect the functions of the UES ( 1 ).
Although there are many disorders of esophageal motility, including nonspecific esophageal motility disorder (NSMD), achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm (DES), nutcracker esophagus (NE), and hypertensive LES, this article focuses on the 3 most studied: achalasia, DES, and NE.
In this review, we discuss the current approach to diagnosis and therapeutics of various esophageal motility disorders. We start with review of the diagnostic tools followed by evaluation and management of disorders of esophagogastric junction and disorders of esophageal peristalsis.
27 lis 2022 · There may be a tapering of the esophagus at the lower esophagus, which gives a pathognomonic appearance of a “bird beak.” There may be normal anatomy in early achalasia, but the pooling of contrast reflects the loss of peristalsis.
Esophageal motility disorders involve dysfunction of the esophagus that causes symptoms such as dysphagia, heartburn, and chest pain. (See also Overview of Esophageal and Swallowing Disorders.) Primary esophageal causes of dysmotility include. Achalasia. Distal esophageal spasm. Eosinophilic esophagitis.
