Oesophageal achalasia
| Autor: | Nikolaos Paschalidis, Mavroudis Voultsos, N. Baltagiannis, S. Rizos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Heller myotomy
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Achalasia medicine.disease Dysphagia Gastroenterology Pathophysiology Smooth muscle Internal medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Lower oesophageal sphincter Ingestion medicine.symptom business Peristalsis |
| Zdroj: | Hellenic Journal of Surgery. 84:271-280 |
| ISSN: | 1868-8845 0018-0092 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13126-012-0043-8 |
| Popis: | Oesophageal achalasia is a disease of undefined cause characterized by the loss of physiologic peristaltic propulsory movements of the lower oesophagus (mainly smooth muscle), and by incomplete lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation after ingestion. The pathophysiologic nature of the disease is not fully understood. Suppression in nitrous oxide release and action plays a central role. The main clinical characteristic is dysphagia to both solid food (91%) and liquids (85%). |
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