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achalasia

esophageal disease characterized by an inability of the esophagus to move food toward the stomach resulting from the lower esophogeal sphincter not fully relaxing during swallowing

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Instance of: type of disease
Subclass of: esophageal disease
Said to be the same as: cardiospasm
health specialty: gastroenterology, general surgery, thoracic surgery
ICD-9-CM: 530.0
possible treatment: Heller myotomy

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