Achalasia Center - Pontiac, MI
Pontiac 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 Pontiac * Daniel K Holloway MD  Walled Lake Medical Center  Anthony Fairclough MD  Drs Hasan & Hasan  Robert B Ferguson MD  Center for Digestive Health  Center for Digestive Health  Franklin Medical Consultants PC  David Benkoff MD  G Krishna Kumar MD  Ghiath Tayeb MD  Ahmad H Abu-Rashed MD  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Ala Imam MD  William Beaumont Hospital Internal Medicine  Samir S Al-Hadidi MD  Center for Digestive Health  Kambiz Bral MD  Center for Digestive Health  Kambiz Bral MD  Center for Digestive Health  Center for Digestive Health  Center for Digestive Health  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Gastrointestinal Specialists PC  Freddy Sosa MD  Veslav Stecevic MD  North Oakland Medical Center White Lake  Eliezer Monge MD  POH Regional Medical Center Oxford Campus  South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Botsford Hospital  Hershel C Jackson MD  South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Botsford Hospital  South Oakland Gastroenterology Associates PC  Botsford Hospital  Dennis A Dahlstadt MD  Mark S. DeVore, MD  Julia S. Greer, MD PLLC  Gregory Karris MD  Freddy R. Sosa, MD  Laurence E. Stawick, MD LLC  Sarala Ravikant MD  Edward A Clay MD  Associates in Internal Medicine Specialties  Digestive Disease Clinic  Sai Sista MD  Oakland Medical Group  Lillman Dwarka MD  Levan Medical Center  Macomb Physicians Group  Nabil Sultani MD  Henry Ford Health System Lakeside Clinic  Henry Ford McComb Gastroenterology  Ghaith Ibrahim MD  Ved P Singla MD  Ghanshyam Patel MD  Henry Ford Medical Center Fairlane  Henry Ford Medical Center Fairlane  Dalcoma Internal Medicine  Oakwood Healthcare Center Mercury Dr  Dale W Beaumont MD  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Internal Medicine  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Henry Ford Hospital Gastroenterology  Mohammed A Arman MD  Jeffrey E Puccio MD  Charles Slone MD  GI Medicine Associates PC  Macomb Gastroenterology  Macomb Gastroenterology  Macomb Gastroenterology  S H Saie MD  John Dingle VA Medical Center  Shivkumar Prabhu MD  Drs Singal PC  U of Michigan Canton Health Center Pontiac, MichiganUpcoming 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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