Symptoms Diffuse esophageal spasm manifests as seizure-like pain behind the breastbone (chest pain) and difficulty swallowing. The pain may radiate to the arms and jaw, similar to angina. Other possible symptoms include shortness of breath, cramping and burning. The duration of attacks varies, ranging from seconds to minutes. They are often triggered by food intake, … Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
Therapy of achalasia 1. drug therapy of achalasia: drugs are helpful especially at the beginning of an achalasia disease. The long-term results are rather disappointing. In the case of achalasia, drugs are used to reduce the tension (muscle tone) of the smooth muscles (the muscles of the oesophageal sphincter). The available preparations, such as calcium … Achalasia therapy
Achalasia (“non-ass flaccidity”) is a functional disorder of the oesophagus, which manifests itself through difficulty swallowing, choking, burping and/or chest pain and is very restrictive for those affected in their daily lives. If conservative treatment approaches are not able to improve the achalasia sufficiently, surgery can be resorted to. In this procedure, the muscles of … Achalasia surgery
Synonyms Esophageal spasm, cardiac spasm, cardiac spasm, narrowing of the esophagus English:achalasia Definition Achalasia Achalasia is a rare disease which is based on a neuromuscular dysfunction (i.e. a disturbance in the interaction of muscles and nerves) of the oesophagus. The main symptom is the lack of relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter (lower esophageal sphincter), … Achalasia
Complications A very dangerous complication of achalasia is the inhalation of food residues (aspiration). Patients are particularly at risk at night when the reflexes and thus the gag reflex are weakened. If the inhaled food (aspirate) reaches the lower airways, a life-threatening pneumonia (aspiration pneumonia) can occur. The delayed passage of the food can lead … Complications | Achalasia
