"Esophageal Achalasia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A motility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS in which the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (near the CARDIA) fails to relax resulting in functional obstruction of the esophagus, and DYSPHAGIA. Achalasia is characterized by a grossly contorted and dilated esophagus (megaesophagus).
| Descriptor ID |
D004931
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.432
|
| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Achalasia- Esophageal Achalasia
- Achalasias, Esophageal
- Esophageal Achalasias
- Cardiospasm
- Cardiospasms
- Achalasia
- Achalasias
- Achalasia, Esophageal
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Esophageal Achalasia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Esophageal Achalasia".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Esophageal Achalasia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Esophageal Achalasia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Achalasia" by people in Profiles.
-
Mikulski MF, Stickney ZR, Rizzo GS, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. Presence of type 1 hiatal hernia affects the clinical efficacy of per-oral endoscopic myotomy. Surg Endosc. 2025 Nov; 39(11):7772-7777.
-
Provenza CG, Romanelli JR. Achalasia: Diagnosis and Management. Surg Clin North Am. 2025 Feb; 105(1):143-158.
-
Mikulski MF, Ashcroft C, Morley TJ, Provenza C, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. The effect of per-oral endoscopic myotomy by achalasia subtype as measured by impedance planimetry. Surg Endosc. 2024 09; 38(9):5331-5337.
-
Mikulski MF, Morley TJ, Debbink KP, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. Impedance planimetry during per-oral endoscopic myotomy is associated with decreased inadvertent capnoperitoneum. Surg Endosc. 2024 01; 38(1):280-290.
-
Morley TJ, Mikulski MF, Zalewski A, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. What role does the submucosa play in the pathophysiology and treatment of achalasia? An analysis of impedance planimetry during POEM. Surg Endosc. 2023 10; 37(10):7923-7932.
-
Fuentes KMI, Seastedt KP, Kidane B, Servais EL. Advanced Endoscopy for Thoracic Surgeons. Thorac Surg Clin. 2023 Aug; 33(3):251-263.
-
Yadlapati R, Gyawali CP, Carlson DA, Pandolfino JE, Fass R, Khan A, Lin H, Richter JE, Vela MF, Vaezi M, Clarke JO. Inter- and intra-rater agreement of interpretation of functional lumen imaging probe in healthy subjects. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2023 03; 35(3):e14505.
-
Morley TJ, Mikulski MF, Rade M, Chalhoub J, Desilets DJ, Romanelli JR. Per-oral endoscopic myotomy for the treatment of non-achalasia esophageal dysmotility disorders: experience from a single high-volume center. Surg Endosc. 2023 02; 37(2):1013-1020.
-
Bredenoord AJ, Babaei A, Carlson D, Omari T, Akiyama J, Yadlapati R, Pandolfino JE, Richter J, Fass R. Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021 09; 33(9):e14193.
-
Kamal AN, Kathpalia P, Otaki F, Bredenoord AJ, Castell DO, Clarke JO, Falk GW, Fass R, Prakash Gyawali C, Kahrilas PJ, Katz PO, Katzka DA, Pandolfino JE, Penagini R, Richter JE, Roman S, Savarino E, Triadafilopoulos G, Vaezi MF, Vela MF, Leiman DA. Development of quality indicators for the diagnosis and management of achalasia. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021 10; 33(10):e14118.