What is Achalasia? - Stavros Stavropoulos, MD, Winthrop University Hospital

Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus (the tube that transports swallowed food from the mouth to the stomach) that makes it difficult for swallowed food and liquids to pass into the stomach. 
In this film, Stavros Stavropoulos, MD, discusses the problems associated with this disorder, traditional treatment options as well as a clinical trial technique known as peroral (through the mouth) endoscopic myotomy (P.O.E.M.).
For more information on Achalasia, please visit our website at www.winthrop.org.

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[azazzzzzz]

try the medicine ( mosar 5mg ) for 15 days is the best to recover the achalasia

[butucletiju]

Or was it the sphincter...don't really recall all the stuff he mentioned.

[butucletiju]

I have this condition for all most 2 years now. The doctor who made the diagnostic said that removing 2 of 3 layers from the esophagus will fix the problem. Is that at all true ?

[csanches]

I had a ballon dialation done 13 years ago... and it worked. I can still eat normally.