Esophageal perforation after endoscopic forceful pneumatic dilatation for achalasia is a devastating complication and surgical treatment is necessary. A 65-yr-old man and a 54-yr-old woman referred for esophageal perforation two hours after pneumatic dilatation and during the procedure, respectively. Gastroplasties through thoracotomy were performed in both cases and their recoveries were uneve...

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is currently considered the least invasive, innovative endoscopic intervention for permanent treatment of all types of esophageal achalasia [1]. POEM, however, is a technically demanding procedure, necessitating high-quality endoscopic abilities to manage the individualized technical diffi culties. Herein we report a successful POEM in a 75-year-old male with s...

Extrinsic compression of the left atrium (LA) due to esophageal achalasia has been considered a rare occurrence. Patients might present with dysphagia, dyspnea, and even hemodynamic compromise simultaneously. Prompt detection thorough differential diagnosis is crucial for subsequent management. In this case report, we patient LA by performed literature review gather information as regards clini...

c 2017 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility J Neurogastroenterol Motil, Vol. 23 No. 4 October, 2017 www.jnmjournal.org TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the article entitled “Is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Achalasia Coincident or Not” published in January 2017, by Jung and Park. The title raises a very interesting question, however, in the end, the question remain...

The combination of esophageal achalasia with epiphrenic diverticulum is extremely rare and mostly treated surgically. Several cases successful endoscopic treatment were presented in the literature, but strategy has not yet been defined. Aim. To present a case as giant successfully endoscopically. Case report. We to your attention report 75-year-old woman complete dysphagia, significant weight l...

background: achalasia is the most recognized esophageal motor disorder with an unknown etiology. symptoms rather than physical findings are hallmarks of the disease. modalilies for treatment include pharmacologic, botulinum toxin injection, pneumatic dilation and surgery. materials and methods: to review the diagnostic and therapeutic options currently available for achalasia. a medline search ...