Achalasia Medical Procedure
Esophageal Achalasia (11 of 16)
The video clip exhibit more maneuvers. Achalasia is an esophageal motor disorder characterized by increased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, diminished-to-absent peristalsis in the distal...
Esophageal Achalasia (9 of 16)
The image and the video clip display the balloon in retroflexed image.
Esophageal Achalasia (8 of 16)
Balloon Dilatation. The image and the video display the balloon with water insuflation. Considering the pros and cons of other effective forms of treatment of achalasia (esophagomyotomy and intrasphincteric...
Esophageal Achalasia (7 of 16)
Achalasia Dilator. Starting the maneuvers to perform dilatation the cardias. Pneumatic dilation is the most common first-line therapy for the treatment of achalasia. The aim of dilation is a controlled...
Esophageal Achalasia (6 of 16)
The image and the video display the cardias with the guide wire and the distal tip of the balloon catether.
Esophageal Achalasia (5 of 16)
Pneumatic dilation in achalasia under direct visualization. The image and the video display a guide wire placed first To introduce the balloon. A nonsurgical treatment of Esophageal Achalasia...
Esophageal Achalasia (2 of 16)
The esophagus is found to be dilated with rest of food. Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the esophagus which is usually diagnosed in young adults. The term achalasia means "failure to relax"...
Esophageal Achalasia (10 of 10)
Final status of the dilatation. We have performed 24 pneumatic dilations for achalasia in the past 3 years and have had no complication using this protocol. One of the patient of 21 year-old female...
Esophageal Achalasia (9 of 10)
After the esophagus being dilated, we performed a retroflexed maneuver in the esophagus seen the endoscope and the catheter of the balloon. Pneumatic dilatation is considered to be the first line...
Esophageal Achalasia (8 of 10)
Pneumatic dilatation under endoscopic guidance. Pneumatic balloon dilation is considered by many to be the treatment of choice for achalasia of the esophagus. Dilation procedures are done as an outpatient...
Esophageal Achalasia (7 of 10)
Pneumatic balloon dilation in achalasia. Our patient underwent a dilatation with special ballon used for achalasia. We do not used fluoroscopic control Medline. Mechanical therapy for...
Esophageal Achalasia (6 of 10)
Barium Swallow The esophagus appears dilated, and contrast material passes slowly into the stomach as the LES opens intermittently. The distal esophagus is narrowed and has been described as resembling...
Esophageal Achalasia (5 of 10)
Barium swallow showing the entire length of the esophagus with extreme narrowing of the esophago-gastric junction;There is dilatation, tortuosity, S-shaped bend in the lower oesophagus (sigmoid esophagus)...
Esophageal Achalasia (4 of 10)
These problems can be detected with a barium swallow: 1.Narrowing or irritation of the esophagus (the muscular tube between the back of the throat and the stomach) 2. Disorders of swallowing 3. Hiatal...
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