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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Trastornos de la Motilidad Esofágica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Transtornos da Motilidade Esofágica
Synonyms
English
:
Esophageal Dysmotility
Nutcracker Esophagus
Tree Number:
C06.405.117.119.500
Definition
English
:
Disorders affecting the motor function of the
UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER
;
LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER
; the
ESOPHAGUS
body, or a combination of these parts. The failure of the sphincters to maintain a tonic
pressure
may result in gastric reflux of food and acid into the
esophagus
(
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
). Other disorders include hypermotility (spastic disorders) and markedly increased
amplitude
in contraction (nutcracker
esophagus
).
History Note
English
:
1989
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
23629
Unique Identifier:
D015154
Occurrence in VHL
:
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