Kameron Westcott is on the mend following a surgery to treat her achalasia, a rare disease that affects the esophagus. The Real Housewives of Dallas mom headed to New York City for the surgery and has ...

A 61-year-old woman from Secunderabad, who had been experiencing recurrent cough, difficulty swallowing food, nausea, and ...

The POEM procedure is performed to treat the swallowing disorder known as achalasia. Achalasia is a disorder of motility in the esophagus in which the esophagus has lost its normal ability to move ...

A laparoscopic Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat achalasia, a condition in which the esophagus doesn't push food and liquid into the stomach effectively and the lower esophageal ...

Achalasia is a condition where the lower oesophageal sphincter fails to relax, causing difficulty in swallowing. Achalasia is a rare disease caused by the abnormal spasm and contraction of the muscles ...

A rare and complex surgery for Achalasia Cardia was recently conducted by Dr. Chandan Seth, consultant in the ENT department at Medicant Hospital, Bokaro. The patient had been struggling for nearly ...

Pune: A 25-year-old man suffering from achalasia cardia, a rare swallowing disorder affecting the esophagus (food pipe), was unable to eat even half a roti a day. He underwent a life-saving surgery ...

Surgical treatment of achalasia has evolved over the last several years. Transthoracic or transabdominal Heller anterior myotomy provide excellent relief of dysphagia. However, it is associated with ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have achalasia, which I understand is quite rare. Can you tell me the cause, and is it in any way related to the COVID vaccination? I heard from one professional doctor that it might ...