Achalasia is a rare but serious condition that affects your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your throat to your stomach. With achalasia, your lower esophageal sphincter (LES) fails to open ...

Achalasia happens when the processes that move food to your stomach don’t work properly. For food and liquids to pass from your mouth to your stomach, two things need to happen after you swallow.

Use of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia increased dramatically during the past decade, a retrospective study found, and while the procedure appears just as safe as ...

This U.S. trend analysis of achalasia hospitalizations reports rising POEM adoption more comorbid patients and increasing ...

COOPERSBURG, PA. (WPVI) -- Most of us look forward to meals. Every year, thousands of people develop an unusual condition that can take the joy out of eating. For 30 years, Jack Svoboda had problems ...

Achalasia is the best understood example of an esophageal motility disorder and characterized by esophageal aperistalsis and impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The histopathology ...

Peroral endoscopic myotomy is highly safe and effective for at least 1 year for the treatment of achalasia and outperformed previous efficacy estimates, according to study results. Haruhiro Inoue, MD, ...

Achalasia cardia is a swallowing disorder that falls into an unusual category. It’s both very rare as well as one of the most common causes of motor-related swallowing difficulty. The condition only ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Achalasia was associated with an increased risk for esophageal cancer among a cohort of ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Oesophageal achalasia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

A woman who is unable to swallow food or drink properly has said at times she feared she would die due to the rare condition. Leanne Sim, 35, from Barnsley, has achalasia - an incurable condition ...