Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
"Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A hypermotility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS that is characterized by spastic non-peristaltic responses to SWALLOWING; CHEST PAIN; and DYSPHAGIA.
Concept/Terms
Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse- Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasms
- Esophageal Spasms, Diffuse
- Spasm, Diffuse Esophageal
- Spasms, Diffuse Esophageal
- Spasm, Esophageal
- Esophageal Spasm
- Esophageal Spasms
- Spasms, Esophageal
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" by people in Profiles.
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Distal esophageal spasm in high-resolution esophageal pressure topography: defining clinical phenotypes. Gastroenterology. 2011 Aug; 141(2):469-75.
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Spasm, nutcracker, and IEM: real or manometry findings? J Clin Gastroenterol. 2008 May-Jun; 42(5):647-51.
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Esophageal motility disorders in the morbidly obese population. Surg Endosc. 2007 May; 21(5):761-4.
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Relationship between diffuse esophageal spasm and lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction on barium studies and manometry in 14 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2004 Aug; 183(2):409-13.
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Operative prevention and management of voice-limiting pharyngoesophageal spasm. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2004 Jun; 37(3):547-58.
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Prevention of pharyngoesophageal spasm after laryngectomy with a half-muscle closure technique. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2000 May; 109(5):514-8.
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GERD progressing to diffuse esophageal spasm and then to achalasia. Dig Dis Sci. 2000 Jan; 45(1):110-3.
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Long esophagomyotomy for diffuse esophageal spasm and related disorders: an historical overview. Dis Esophagus. 1998 Oct; 11(4):210-4.
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Esophagomyotomy for noncardiac chest pain resulting from diffuse esophageal spasm and related disorders. Am J Med. 1992 May 27; 92(5A):129S-131S.
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Acid-provoked esophageal spasm as a cause of noncardiac chest pain. Am J Gastroenterol. 1991 Nov; 86(11):1576-80.