Weight loss is a frequent finding in achalasia because of the difficulty in swallowing. Although manometric findings compatible with achalasia have been found in morbidly obese patients, all of them were asymptomatic. The ...

Three patients with achalasia were treated with endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin (BoTx). BoTx (80 U) was injected via a sclerotherapy needle into the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). One patient complained of ...

Background: Patients with achalasia may require surgical treatment. Aim: To assess postoperative evolution, complications and mortality after surgical treatment of achalasia. Material and Methods: Analysis of 328 patients ...

Laparoscopic cardiomyotomy is the treatment of choice for patients with achalasia of the esophagus. Several different techniques and modifications have been reported concerning the approach (thoracoscopic or laparoscopic), ...

Chagas` disease and idiopathic achalasia patients have similar impairment of distal esophageal motility. In Chagas` disease, the contractions occurring in the distal esophageal body are similar after wet or dry swallows. ...

Achalasia has a bimodal distribution of incidence according to age with peaks at around 30 and 60 years [1]. Laparoscopic Heller´s myotomy (LHM), per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) and pneumatic dilatation (PD) are ...

Achalasia is uncommon in morbidly obese patients. We report two patients with both conditions. A 71 years old diabetic male with a body mass index (BMI) of 36 kg/m2. He consulted for dysphagia and a manometry showed a lack ...