Achalasia Center - New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle 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 New Rochelle * Drs Gendler & McNelis  Drs Kressner & Taffet  Mark R Liss MD  Drs Gendler & McNelis  The Office of Dr Rosenfeld  Drs Kressner & Taffet  Alan Dockeray MD  Jonathan David MD PC  Jonathan David MD PC  Laurence Hospital  James B Ehrlich MD & Jonathan Finegold MD  James B Ehrlich MD & Jonathan Finegold MD  Drs Gould Rosenzweig & Slotwiner-Nie  Drs Gould Rosenzweig & Slotwiner-Nie  Drs Gould Rosenzweig & Slotwiner-Nie  Scarsdale Medical Group  Henry J Katz MD  Burt Rindfleish MD  Scarsdale Medical Group  Scarsdale Medical Group  Scarsdale Medical Group  Simeon Carvajal MD  Hilary I Hertan MD  Hilary I Hertan MD  Sunil Jhangiani MD  Jacobi Hospital Endoscopy Unit  John D'Ambrosio Jr. MD  Jack S Goldman MD  AECOM Gastroenterology  MMC General Internal Medicine  MMC General Internal Medicine  MMC General Internal Medicine  MMC General Internal Medicine  MMC General Internal Medicine  Gastroenterology & Liver Disease of the Bronx  Gastroenterology & Liver Disease of the Bronx  Bronx Gastroenterology  Bronx Gastroenterology  Bronx Gastroenterology  MMC General Internal Medicine  Montefiore Medical Group CFCC  Hartsdale Medical Group  Hartsdale Medical Group  Meir Salama MD  Jack DuShey MD  Marlene Galizi MD  Docs at Hartsdale  Howard Sherman MD  Montefiore Medical Center Department of Medicine  Howard Sherman MD  Allen Davidoff MD  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Montefiore Medical Center  Richard S Weiss MD  Joseph Frager MD  Steven R Landau MD  Steven R Landau MD  Felix Davila MD  Mid-Westchester Medical Associates LLP  Mid-Westchester Medical Associates LLP  Jose L Lantin MD  Sundararaju Mohandoss MD  Herbert J Schoen MD  Beth Schorr-Lesnick MD  Philip E Schweitzer MD  Frank J Turchioe MD  Westchester Digestive Disease Group  Westchester Digestive Disease Group  Boro Medical  Westchester Digestive Disease Group  Robert Antonelle MD  Digestive Disease & Nutrition Center of Westchester  Digestive Disease & Nutrition Center of Westchester  Digestive Disease & Nutrition Center of Westchester  Digestive Disease & Nutrition Center of Westchester  Digestive Disease & Nutrition Center of Westchester  Riverdale Gastroenterology Consultants  Riverdale Gastroenterology Consultants  Riverdale Gastroenterology Consultants  Riverdale Gastroenterology Consultants  Riverdale Gastroenterology Consultants  St Barnabas Hospital Infectious Disease Dept  Lawrence Koblenz MD PC  St Barnabas Hospital Infectious Disease Dept  Trikante Rajapaksa MD  Jagdish Bansal MD  J J Peters VA Medical Center Gastroenterology  JJ Peters Bronx VA Medical Center  Kramer Gotian & Zimetbaum MDs  Kramer Gotian & Zimetbaum MDs  Kramer Gotian & Zimetbaum MDs  Kramer Gotian & Zimetbaum MDs  Sound Shore Gastroenterology  Sound Shore Gastroenterology  St Barnabas Hospital Infectious Disease Dept  Riverdale Medical Associates  Westchester Medical Group White Plains  Goldstein Sie Herman Goldman & Kwak  Goldstein Sie Herman Goldman & Kwak New Rochelle, New YorkUpcoming Local Events2012-05-20
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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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