CHORUS
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Esophagus
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achalasia
- increased LES pressure, absent peristalsis
- idiopathic, no histological abnormality
- F > M, 20-40 y/o
- megaesophagus, "bird-beak" at LES on esophagram
- Rx: dilatation, myotomy, ? drugs (calcium-channel blockers)
- 2-7% incidence of Ca
see also: pseudoachalasia, esophageal dysmotility
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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