Achalasia Center - Perth Amboy, NJ
Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy * Woodbridge Internal Medical  Gastro Specialist  Middlesex Medical Group  Kishore Ramchandani MD  Avenel-Iselin Medical Group  Medigest Associates PA  Santhosh K Cheela MD  Sanjeev Nayyar MD  David Reissman MD PA  Rudnitzky & Shugar, MD PA  Decebal Constandis MD  Sunil H Patel MD  Janardhan Bollu MD FACP  Advanced Digestive Center  Digestive Disease Specialists  Union County Healthcare Associates  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Scott S Chae MD  Nuri M Kalkay MD & Bonnie L Robinson-Gallaro MD  Nuri M Kalkay MD & Bonnie L Robinson-Gallaro MD  Middlesex-Monmouth Gastroenterology  Abbas A Moosvi MD  Middlesex-Monmouth Gastroenterology  Middlesex-Monmouth Gastroenterology  Robert I Greenblatt MD  David Wexler MD  Piotr Huskowski MD  Lawrence Guarino MD  Richard Medina MD  Devang G Patel MD  Digestive Health & Nutrition Center LLC  Digestive Health & Nutrition Center LLC  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Nashed G Botros MD  Arun Naik MD  Associates In Gastroenterology of Union County PA  South Plainfield Primary Care  J Luis Delgado MD  Ricardo E Rodriguez MD  Francis D'Mello MD PA  Medical Diagnostic Associates  Medical Diagnostic Associates  Associates In Digestive Disorders PA  Westfield Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology  Brian C Katz & Hillel Cohen MDs  Westfield Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology  Westfield Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Steven H Krawet MD PA  Advance Gastroenterology Center PC  Kogan Gastroenterologic Group  Center For Digestive Medicine  Advance Gastroenterology Center PC  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  Ramon A Fernandez-Ledon MD  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  Ramon A Fernandez-Ledon MD  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  Pradeep S Mahal MD  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  Henry Scharf MD  Michael Rosen MD  Murray Belsky MD  Drs Sundaram & Sundaram  Patrick G Tempera MD PC  Marlboro Gastroenterology  Marlboro Gastroenterology  Angela Merlo MD  Jay Zelinski DO  Associates In Digestive Diseases PA  Piscataway Healthcare  Associates In Digestive Diseases PA  Associates In Digestive Diseases PA  Associates In Digestive Diseases PA  Robert A Levinson MD  Yuri Volk MD  Michael Goldfarb MD  Rajender K Arora MD  Mahesh Desai MD  Mehul N Shah MD  Alfred W Helwig III MD  Jerome B Zeldis MD  Summit Medical Group Gastroenterology  Summit Medical Group Gastroenterology  Bernard H Chaiken MD  Summit Medical Group Gastroenterology  John C Hahn MD  Hudson Digestive Health Center PA  Hudson Digestive Health Center PA  Saad Habba MD Perth Amboy, New JerseyUpcoming 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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