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Achalasia Learning Center
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Breathing food contents into the lungs, which can cause pneumonia; Regurgitation of acid or food from the stomach into the esophagus (reflux) Tearing (perforation) of the esophagus;
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Most patients with achalasia can be treated effectively. Achalasia does not reduce life expectancy unless esophageal carcinoma develops.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach. This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartb...
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a gastric disorder which causes stomach acids to back up into the esophagus, the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach. This action causes pain , which is often called heartburn. GERD can disrupt slee...
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An esophageal perforation is a hole in the esophagus, the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach.
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Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs (bronchial tubes) from breathing in foreign material.
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