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Achalasia

Achalasia is a disorder of the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach(esophagus), which affects the ability of the esophagus to move food toward the stomach.The main problem in achalasia is a failure of the a muscular ring where the ...

Source:ADAM

Date:February 20, 2008

Achalasia

Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus that prevents normal swallowing.Achalasia affects the esophagus, the tube that carries swallowed food from the back of the throat down into the stomach. A ring of muscle called the lower esophageal sphincte...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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