Achalasia, a chronic oesophageal motility disorder, is defined by impaired lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation and absent peristalsis, leading to symptoms such as dysphagia and regurgitation.

Instead, our goal is to relieve symptoms, improve esophageal emptying and prevent the development of megaesophagus. The most successful therapies are pneumatic dilation and surgical myotomy. The ...

Editor The disease is Type 1 Achalasia; which blocks the esophagus and makes eating a difficult and painful experience.  It ...

The future LSU right-handed pitcher was in the backyard with his younger cousin. They had started playing with water balloons and a garden hose, prompting him to take his top off before he got wet.

Last week, key stakeholders from across the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, regulatory bodies, and international ...

In spite of the difficulties, Elise holds on to hope that a specialist procedure known as peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) might give her a way back to a normal life. It is a minimally invasive ...