Type 2 achalasia. This is the most common type. In this, the esophagus becomes compressed because pressure builds up. Symptoms tend to be more severe than type 1. Type 3 achalasia.

Learn about Achalasia, its causes, symptoms, types, and effective treatment options. Understand how this esophageal disorder impacts swallowing and digestion ...

This recent report by Rohof and colleagues provides a retrospective analysis of manometric and clinical outcome data from the European Achalasia Trial, a large European prospective trial of 201 ...

Image C is the upper gastrointestinal series of a patient who presented with chest pain, whose manometry showed a pattern of type III achalasia (spastic contractions). This is clinically is ...

Diagnostic esophagogram and high-resolution manometry confirmed the diagnosis of type II achalasia ... and aggressive cellular proliferation (Fig. 2). No evidence of invasive carcinoma was ...

The length of myotomy was adjusted according to the achalasia subtype (i.e., 6 to 7 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter in type I and II and calibrated according to manometric extent in type III).

Eventually, Herrala was diagnosed with a rare swallowing disorder called achalasia ... help because it seemed as if it could be GERD, a type of stomach reflux. “The GI specialists were ...

Background A 62-year-old obese, diabetic female underwent endoscopic esophageal injection of botulinum toxin type A (Botox ®; Allergan, Irvine, CA) for achalasia ... a lateral 2 cm ulceration ...