ReviewJournal of neurogastroenterology and motility2023
Modern Achalasia: Diagnosis, Classification, and Treatment.
Review in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Timed Barium Esophagography in Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction: A Retrospective Radiologic Assessment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pheochromocytoma presenting with achalasia: exploring a possible link.JCEM case reports · 2026Article
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- Peroral plication of the esophagus (POPE) for Achalasia - review of radiologic findings.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Caudal esophageal achalasia in a Quarter Horse colt.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
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- Hormone replacement therapy and the risk of achalasia in postmenopausal women: A nationwide cohort study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Esophageal myotomy and risk of esophageal cancer and mortality in achalasia: Real-world cohort study.Endoscopy international open · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of Anesthesia Management During Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in Patients with Achalasia: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- When Manometry and Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Disagree: The Current Limitations of the Chicago Classification Version 4.0 and Probable Extended Indications of Functional Lumen Imaging Probe.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Review
- Esophageal Achalasia: An Unusual Cause of Respiratory Distress.Case reports in critical care · 2025Article
- A Case of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Detected After Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy in a Patient With Achalasia.Cureus · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Achalasia is a major esophageal motor disorder featured by the altered relaxation of the esophagogastric junction in the absence of effective peristaltic activity. As a consequence of the esophageal outflow obstruction, achalasia patients present with clinical symptoms of dysphagia, chest pain, weight loss, and regurgitation of indigested food. Other less specific symptoms can also present including heartburn, chronic cough, and aspiration pneumonia. The delay in diagnosis, particularly when the presenting symptoms mimic those of gastroesophageal reflux disease, may be as long as several years. The widespread use of high-resolution manometry has permitted earlier detection and uncovered achalasia phenotypes which can have prognostic and therapeutic implications. Other tools have also emerged to help define achalasia severity and which can be used as objective measures of response to therapy including the timed barium esophagogram and the functional lumen imaging probe. Such diagnostic innovations, along with the increased awareness by clinicians and patients due to the availability of alternative therapeutic approaches (laparoscopic and robotic Heller myotomy, and peroral endoscopic myotomy) have radically changed the natural history of the disorder. Herein, we report the most recent advances in the diagnosis, classification, and management of esophageal achalasia and underline the still-grey areas that needs to be addressed by future research to reach the goal of personalizing treatment.
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