Descriptive Rules for Achalasia of the Esophagus, June 2012: 4th Edition.

What it found

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Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Circumferential Heller myotomy can relieve chest pain in patients with achalasia: a prospective clinical trial.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2020
   Trial
2. Clinical Characteristics and Novel Manometric Features of Pseudoachalasia: Identification of Loss of Respiratory Variation in Lower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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3. Symptom duration is associated with esophageal remodeling in achalasia treated by peroral endoscopic myotomy.Scientific reports · 2026
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4. Modern treatment for achalasia: endoscopic and surgical therapies.The British journal of surgery · 2026
   Review
5. Who Needs Endoscopic Removal of Food Residue From the Esophagus Before Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia and Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction?DEN open · 2026
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6. An Exploratory Endoscopic Achalasia Phenotype With Visible Squamocolumnar Junction and Distal Esophagogastric Junction Relaxation Failure: Association With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease After Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (With Video).Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society · 2026
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7. Enhanced Visualization of the Distal Myotomy Endpoint during Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Using Indocyanine Green With Infrared Imaging.DEN open · 2026
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8. Paratracheal Air Stripe Sign: A Useful Chest X-Ray Finding for Diagnosis in Patients with Esophageal Achalasia.Digestion · 2026
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9. Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Metachronous Esophageal Cancer after Heller-Dor Surgery for Achalasia with Marked Esophageal Dilatation: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2026
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10. Evaluating the Frequency of Esophageal Motility Disorders in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms Based on the Chicago Classification Version 3.0.Cureus · 2026
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11. Comparison of Achalasia Classification Schemes to Predict Treatment Outcomes.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026
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12. A Novel Endoscopic Finding of Achalasia: "Endoscopic Vertebrae Sign".Digestion · 2025
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13. Functional-Structural Correlates in Achalasia: The Relationship of Esophageal Pressurization and Anatomy.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025
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14. Efficacy of a novel small-caliber therapeutic endoscope in peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal motility disorders: a propensity score matching analysis.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2025
    Article
15. Efficacy of peroral endoscopic myotomy for improving sleep problems in patients with achalasia.DEN open · 2025
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16. Serra doria procedure as an alternative treatment for end stage achalasia. A case report.Heliyon · 2024
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17. Docking Proteins Upregulate IL-1β Expression in Lower Esophageal Sphincter Muscle in Esophageal Achalasia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
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18. Influence of Achalasia on the Spirometry Flow-Volume Curve and Peak Expiratory Flow.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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19. Toll-Like Receptor 7-Expressed Macrophages Are Involved in the Pathogenesis of Esophageal Achalasia and Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction.Digestion · 2024
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20. Role of endoscopy in patients with achalasia.Clinical endoscopy · 2023
    Review

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