Esophageal Motility Disorders

Synonyms

Disorder, Esophageal Motility

Disorders, Esophageal Motility

Dysmotilities, Esophageal

Dysmotility, Esophageal

Esophageal Dysmotilities

Esophageal Dysmotility

Esophageal Motility Disorder

Esophagus, Nutcracker

Motility Disorder, Esophageal

Motility Disorders, Esophageal

Nutcracker Esophagus

Disorders affecting the motor function of the UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; the ESOPHAGUS body, or a combination of these parts. The failure of the sphincters to maintain a tonic pressure may result in gastric reflux of food and acid into the esophagus (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX). Other disorders include hypermotility (spastic disorders) and markedly increased amplitude in contraction (nutcracker esophagus).