title: Achalasia: a diagnosis that's hard to swallow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Shahnaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ajani
authors.forename: Neel B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Nicholas E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Vlahakis
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods