PPT-Achalasia of the Esophagus

Dr Saleh M Aldaqal MBBS FRCSISBGS Assistant Professor and Consultant General And laparoscopic SurgeryFrance Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine King Abdulaziz University wwwdraldaqalcom. Meaad. . AlMusined. Introduction. Definition. :. A barium swallow is a test used to determine the cause of painful swallowing, . difficulty with swallowing. , . abdominal pain. , or unexplained weight loss.. Digital Laboratory. It’s best to view this in . Slide Show . mode, especially for the quizzes.. This module will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.. After completing this exercise, you should be able to:. Alan Chu. March 13, 2013. Anatomy. 18 – 26cm from UES to LES. Esophageal wall layers. Mucosa, . submucosa. , . muscularis. . propia. , adventitia. Proximal 33% skeletal muscle, middle 35-40% mixed, distal 50-60% smooth muscle. Esophageal . motility . disorders in . high-resolution. Dustin . Carlson, MD, MSCI. Assistant Professor of Medicine - Gastroenterology. Northwestern . University. Director, Mario Tonelli Esophageal Function Lab. Barretts Esophagus Introduction Barretts esophagus is a condition in which columnar cells replace the usual squamous cell in the of theesophagus The condition is recognized as a complication o ORAL AND OESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS. Presented by . Mr.S.NYIRONGO. RN,ROTN,BSc. NSG–UNZA. 1. At the end of the lecture, the student should be able to demonstrate understanding of the management of a patient with oral and oesophageal disorders. ACG define – Symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus which are Often chronic and relapsing.. Pathophysiology. Clinical Presentations of GERD. Gastroenterologist and . hepatologist. Anatomy. Upper sphincter. Lower sphincter. Gastric Cardia. Oesophageal body. Diaphragm. Symptoms . of esophageal . d. isorders. Dysphagia. Odynophagia. Non cardiac chest . Presenter: Shirley . Maltman. , RN, CGN(c). Disclosure. I will be mentioning the Covidien . ManoScan. Manometry system and the . Crospon. . EndoFlip. System in my presentation as products used by the Calgary GI Motility Clinic. There has been no compensation from either company.. Corrosive stricture. &. Perforation of Esophagus . Dr . Saurabh. . Pathak. Professor. Dept. of Surgery. The primitive foregut forms during the fourth week of gestation by a longitudinal folding and incorporation of the dorsal part of the yolk sac into the embryo.. . Anatomy of . Oesophagus. 25 cm in length . Extends from cervical region ( . cricopharyngeus. C 5 level ) to T 11.. Muscular layers. It has an inner circular and an outer longitudinal muscle coat. . Esophageal Cancer: Introduction The incidence of esophageal cancer is on the rise with over 12,000 Americans developing this disease each year(Figure 2). Variations in the incidence of esoph Congenital. Infectious. Traumatic. Inflammatory. Perforation. Diverticula. Narrowing. Motility disorders. Neoplasms. Miscellaneous. Tracheoesophageal fistula. Esophageal Atresia. Stricture. Dysphagia lusoria. Achalasia. . ("does not relax"). - . loss of peristalsis. in the distal esophagus and a . failure of LES relaxation. .. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. ETIOLOGY. The etiology of achalasia is not known.