"Esophageal Achalasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A motility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS in which the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (near the CARDIA) fails to relax resulting in functional obstruction of the esophagus, and DYSPHAGIA. Achalasia is characterized by a grossly contorted and dilated esophagus (megaesophagus).
| Descriptor ID |
D004931
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.432
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Achalasia- Esophageal Achalasia
- Achalasias, Esophageal
- Esophageal Achalasias
- Cardiospasm
- Cardiospasms
- Achalasia
- Achalasias
- Achalasia, Esophageal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Achalasia" by people in Profiles.
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Revisional surgery after failed esophagogastric myotomy for achalasia: successful esophageal preservation. Surg Endosc. 2016 May; 30(5):1754-61.
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Long-term symptom relief and patient satisfaction after Heller myotomy and Toupet fundoplication for achalasia. Am J Surg. 2012 Mar; 203(3):339-42; discussion 342.
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Gender effect on clinical features of achalasia: a prospective study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2006 Apr 01; 6:12.