Achalasia Treatment
Open Access
- 5 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 139 (5) , 508-513
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.139.5.508
Abstract
Achalasia is a rare esophageal disorder characterized by impaired lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation with swallowing and aperistalsis of the esophagus. The physiological alterations in achalasia result from damaged esophageal intramuscular neurons. The cause of ganglion cell degeneration and denervation is unknown.Keywords
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