Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos

Dysphagia and chest pain are the common symptoms in achalasia. The mechanisms underlying such symptoms are not completely understood. The two symptoms can be triggered by mechanical stimulation via the sensory vagal and spinal afferent nerve fibers…

BACKGROUND: Megaesophagus is the end-stage of achalasia, and its surgical management is still controversial. In recent meta-analyses, esophagectomy was effective for patients with failed endoscopic dilations…