Achalasia is a rare esophageal disorder that prevents food from reaching the stomach due to nerve damage. It causes ...

Sometimes, it cannot be directed into the esophagus, particularly when it is being reinserted. Local edema and muscular spasm may be responsible. In patients with an esophageal hiatus hernia the ...

Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...

A bladder spasm, also known as detrusor hyperreflexia, occurs when the bladder muscle squeezes involuntarily without warning. In addition to pain or discomfort, the spasms can lead to bladder leakage ...

Esophageal spasms may simulate chest pain caused by heart diseases. It involves sudden, severe contraction of the oesophagus and may result in difficulty in swallowing, the feeling of constriction ...

High-resolution esophageal manometry plays an essential role in diagnosing the highly prevalent esophageal motility problems in rheumatoid diseases.

This study was approved by the Animal Care Committee at the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC). The Ts65Dn colony was derived from three breeding pairs obtained from Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor ...

Involuntary head twitching may range from neck spasms to uncontrolled tremors. Causes may include several movement disorders, such as Tourette syndrome and Parkinson’s disease. Involuntary head ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Infantile spasms (IS) is the most frequent epilepsy syndrome in infancy. Although the ...

Injury to the posterior pharyngeal wall may cause cricopharyngeal spasm and signs of high esophageal obstruction. Subsequent attempts to pass nasogastric tubes may lead to perforation of the ...

The Edinburgh flanker has suffered a spasm in his back and hasn’t been considered for his club’s match against the Scarlets in Wales on Saturday. The nature of the injury makes it difficult to ...