Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Esophageal spasm

Known as: diffuse oesophageal spasm, Spasm, Diffuse Esophageal, Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse [Disease/Finding] 
A hypermotility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS that is characterized by spastic non-peristaltic responses to SWALLOWING; CHEST PAIN; and DYSPHAGIA.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

26 relations
24 HR Isosorbide Mononitrate 60 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet250 ML Nitroglycerin 0.4 MG/ML InjectionEsophageal AchalasiaEsophageal motility disorders

Narrower (1)

Corkscrew esophagus

Broader (3)

Esophageal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesSpasm

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
1995
1995
Dysphagia due to secondary achalasia as an early manifestation of squamous cell carcinoma.
A 59-year-old man, a smoker, presented with features of airflow obstruction due to squamous cell carcinoma of central airways… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Alimentary tract andpancreas Oesophageal andgastric motility disorders inpatients categorised ashaving primary anorexia nervosa
, 
1986
1986
Transition from peristaltic esophageal contractions to diffuse esophageal spasm.
A patient with dysphagia and chest pain was shown by manometry to have high-amplitude peristaltic esophageal contractions… 
1986
1986
Radionuclide esophageal transit. A screening test for esophageal disorders.
Radionuclide esophageal transit (RET) is a noninvasive method of studying esophageal function. The purpose of this study was to… 
1985
1985
Transition from nutcracker esophagus to diffuse esophageal spasm.
The nutcracker esophagus is a newly defined subset of primary esophageal motility disorders that can be responsible for dysphagia… 
1981
1981
Anomalies of peristalsis in idiopathic diffuse oesophageal spasm.
Oesophageal manometry revealed 'interrupted peristalsis'--proximal sequential contraction with simultaneous pressure increases in… 
1981
1981
Coronary and peripheral arterial responses to ergometrine in patients susceptible to coronary and oesophageal spasm.
Vascular responses to ergometrine were compared in groups of patients subject to coronary artery spasm, or oesophageal spasm, or… 
1976
1976
Localized proximal esophagitis secondary to ascorbic acid ingestion and esophageal motor disorder.
1974
1974
Supersensitivity to pentagastrin in diffuse oesophageal spasm
A 38-year-old patient, complaining of dysphagia and substernal pain of nine months' duration, was found by manometric studies to… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Primary esophageal adenocarcinoma: report of 16 cases.