Endoscopic Image of Achalasia

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Case description

Esophageal Achalasia. Sir Thomas Willis first described achalasia in 1674. Willis successfully treated a patient by dilating the LES with a cork-tipped whalebone. Not until 1929 did Hurt and Rake first realize that the primary pathophysiology resulting in achalasia was a failure in LES relaxation.

tags: endoscopy patophysiology achalasia history of medicine

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