title: The Kagoshima consensus on esophageal achalasia.
abstract: Esophageal achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by lack of peristalsis and a lower esophageal sphincter that fails to relax appropriately in response to swallowing. This article summarizes the most salient issues in the diagnosis and management of achalasia as discussed in a symposium that took place in Kagoshima, Japan, in September 2010 under the auspices of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus.
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. vagt@stanford.edu
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