Mesh term Esophageal Motility Disorders
Browse to parent terms:Deglutition Disorders
Description
Disorders affecting the motor function of the UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; the ESOPHAGUS body, or a combination of these parts. The failure of the sphincters to maintain a tonic pressure may result in gastric reflux of food and acid into the esophagus (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX). Other disorders include hypermotility (spastic disorders) and markedly increased amplitude in contraction (nutcracker esophagus).Browse to child terms:
CREST Syndrome
Esophageal Achalasia
Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
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