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. 2012 May;25(4):337-48.
doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01207.x. Epub 2011 May 19.

The Kagoshima consensus on esophageal achalasia

G Triadafilopoulos  1 , G E Boeckxstaens, R Gullo, M G Patti, J E Pandolfino, P J Kahrilas, A Duranceau, G Jamieson, G Zaninotto
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The Kagoshima consensus on esophageal achalasia

G Triadafilopoulos et al. Dis Esophagus. 2012 May.

Abstract

Esophageal achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by lack of peristalsis and a lower esophageal sphincter that fails to relax appropriately in response to swallowing. This article summarizes the most salient issues in the diagnosis and management of achalasia as discussed in a symposium that took place in Kagoshima, Japan, in September 2010 under the auspices of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus.

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