Spasm of esophagus

Spasm of esophagus
食管痉挛

Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.

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  • diffuse esophageal spasm — strong, uncoordinated, nonpropulsive contractions of the esophagus evoked by swallowing, with chest pain, seen especially in the elderly. Sometimes the esophageal lumen appears coiled on the radiograph (corkscrew or curling esophagus). Called… …   Medical dictionary

  • Esophageal motility study — Intervention Diagram of esophageal motility study in nutcracker esophagus. The disorder shows peristalsis with high pressure esophageal contractions exceeding 180 mmHg and contractile waves with a long duration exceeding 6 seconds …   Wikipedia

  • esophagospasm — Spasm of the walls of the esophagus. * * * esoph·a·go·spasm (ə sofґə go spaz″əm) diffuse esophageal spasm …   Medical dictionary

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