Achalasia Center - Elyria, OH
Elyria Gastroenterologist Doctors for AchalasiaType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Elyria * North Coast Gastroenterology Inc  Tri-City Family Medicine  Florencio E Yuzon MD & Josef Korinek MD  Florencio E Yuzon MD & Josef Korinek MD  Allen Medical Center Physicians  Nicholas Jarmoszuk MD  Abdul Razack MD  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  North Ohio Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic West  Cleveland Clinic West  Anita Cheriyan  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  Premier Physicians Centers Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  North Shore Gastroenterology Inc  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  Westside Gastroenterologists  Suresh Mahajan MD Inc  Subhash Mahajan MD  Westside Gastroenterologists  Westside Gastroenterologists  Cleveland Clinic Strongsville  Bennie R Upchurch MD  MetroHealth Outpatient Surgery Center  Digestive Disease Consultants  Digestive Disease Consultants  Ridgepark Medical Associates Inc  Southwest Gastroenterology  Southwest Gastroenterology  Southwest Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  MetroHealth Medical Center Gastroenterology  Elizabeth P Macintyre MD  Independence Family Health  James M Boyle MD  North Shore Gastroenterology  North Shore Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Srinivasan Dasarathy MD  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Allergy & Immunology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Gastroenterology  Lewis Sotkes VA Medical Center Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  UH Case Medical Center Gastroenterology Residency Program  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  University Hospitals of Cleveland Gastroenterology  Alfred A Kafity DO  Vincent Jabour MD Elyria, OhioUpcoming Local Events2012-05-19
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AchalasiaWhat is achalasia?Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the esophagus (swallowing tube). The term achalasia means "failure to relax" and refers to the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (a ring of muscle situated between the lower esophagus and the stomach) to open and let food pass into the stomach. As a result, patients with achalasia have difficulty in swallowing food.
How does the normal esophagus function?The esophagus has three functional parts. The uppermost part is the upper esophageal sphincter, a specialized ring of muscle that forms the upper end of the tubular esophagus and separates the esophagus from the throat. The upper sphincter remains closed most of the time to prevent food in the main part of the esophagus from backing up into the throat. The main part of the esophagus is referred to as the body of the esophagus, a long, muscular tube approximately 20 cm (8 in) in length. The third functional part of the esophagus is the lower esophageal sphincter, a ring of specialized esophageal muscle at the junction of the esophagus with the stomach. Like the upper sphincter, the lower sphincter remains closed most of the time to prevent food and acid from backing up into the body of the esophagus from the stomach. The upper sphincter relaxes with swallowing to allow food and saliva to pass from the throat into the esophageal body. The muscle in the upper esophagus just below the upper sphincter then contracts, squeezing food and saliva further down into the esophageal body. The ring-like contraction of the muscle progresses down the body of the esophagus, propelling the food and saliva towards the stomach. (The progression of the muscular contraction through the esophageal body is referred to as a peristaltic wave.). By the time the peristaltic wave reaches the lower sphincter, the sphincter has opened, and the food passes into the stoma... Recommended Reading Related to AchalasiaWhat is dysphagia?Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty swallowing, derived from the Latin and Greek words meaning difficulty eating. Mechanism of swallowing Swallowing is a complex action.
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