Items tagged “achalasia”
12 results found
Article
Pseudoachalasia
Pseudoachalasia (a.k.a. secondary achalasia) is an achalasia-pattern dilatation of the esophagus due to the narrowing of the distal esophagus from causes other than primary denervation. One of the most common causes is a malignancy (often submucosal gastric cancer) with an extension in the lower...
Case
Achalasia - with bird beak sign
Published
15 May 2013
94% complete
Fluoroscopy
Article
Per-oral esophageal myotomy (POEM)
Per-oral esophageal myotomy (POEM) is a natural orifice endoscopic surgery that has been gaining increasing use as an alternative to traditional esophageal myotomies (e.g. Heller myotomy and Nissen fundoplication) to treat achalasia by weakening the lower esophageal sphincter.
Technique
The en...
Case
Achalasia
Published
08 Oct 2020
75% complete
Barium
Case
Achalasia
Published
11 Oct 2020
79% complete
Fluoroscopy
Case
Achalasia
Published
16 Oct 2020
79% complete
X-ray
Case
Achalasia
Published
25 Oct 2020
80% complete
CT
Case
Achalasia - pediatric
Published
02 Mar 2021
75% complete
Barium
Case
Achalasia
Published
02 Dec 2021
77% complete
CT
X-ray
Fluoroscopy
Article
Timed barium esophagogram
The timed barium esophagogram (TBO) is a simple physiologic assessment and objective method for assessing the esophageal emptying used in patients with suspected achalasia and to evaluate and follow up patients who have been treated with myotomy or pneumatic dilatation1,3.
Technique
Several te...
Case
Achalasia - pediatric
Published
22 Sep 2022
79% complete
Fluoroscopy
Case
Achalasia
Published
06 Oct 2022
79% complete
CT
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