Corkscrew Oesophagus
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Corkscrew Oesophagus

A neurogenic disorder characterised by periodically spaced, high-amplitude spastic peristaltic contractions of the lower oesophagus that occur spontaneously or are evoked by swallowing or gastric acid reflux
Pathogenesis Due to increased responsiveness to neurotransmitters or hormones
Management Antispasmodics, avoidance of cold fluids, dilation, myotomy

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Corkscrew Esophagus Diffuse Esophageal Spasm			diffusate diffuse diffuse abscess diffuse alveolar damage diffuse angiokeratoma diffuse axonal injury diffuse cataract diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis diffuse emphysema diffuse erythema Diffuse Esophageal Spasm diffuse fibrosing alveolitis diffuse goiter diffuse hypersensitivity pneumonia diffuse hypertrophy-breast diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis diffuse ischemic injury diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diffuse lipoma diffuse lymphoma diffuse mesangial proliferation diffuse myelitis diffuse myocardial fibrosis diffuse noxious inhibitory control Diffuse Oesophagus Spasm diffuse peritonitis diffuse scleroderma diffuse sclerosis diffuse waxy spleen diffused light Diffusely Positive Review of Systems diffuser diffusible diffusible stimulant diffusing capacity diffusing capacity of lungs diffusion diffusion anoxia diffusion chamber diffusion coefficient diffusion constant diffusion defect diffusion deposition diffusion factor diffusion hypoxia diffusion of gases Diffusion of Responsibility diffusion respiration Diffusion tensor imaging diffusion-weighted imaging			Diffuse Lymphocytic Well Differentiated Diffuse lymphoma Diffuse lymphoma Diffuse lymphoma Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma diffuse mastocytosis diffuse mastocytosis diffuse mesangial proliferation Diffuse Microwave Emission Survey Diffuse Microwave Radiation Diffuse Microwave Radiometer diffuse myelitis diffuse myocardial fibrosis diffuse nebula diffuse nebula Diffuse Nebula M17 Diffuse Nebula M8 Diffuse nebulae Diffuse nebulae Diffuse nebulas Diffuse nebulas Diffuse Neuroendocrine System Diffuse Neurofibrillary Tangles With Calcification Diffuse Neutron Scattering Diffuse Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia Diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control Diffuse oesophageal spasm Diffuse oesophageal spasms Diffuse Oesophagus Spasm Diffuse optical tomography Diffuse Pachymeningeal Gadolinium Enhancement Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Diffuse parenchymal lung disease Diffuse parenchymal lung disease Diffuse Partial Woolly Hair diffuse periostitis diffuse periostitis diffuse periostitis diffuse peritonitis Diffuse Photon Density Wave Diffuse Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis diffuse placenta diffuse placenta diffuse placenta diffuse placentation diffuse placentation diffuse placentation diffuse placentation Diffuse Plane Normolipaemic Xanthomatosis Diffuse Plane Xanthoma Diffuse Pollution Initiative Diffuse Pontine Glioma Diffuse Poorly Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma Diffuse Posterior Punctate Pigment Epitheliopathy Diffuse Precipitation Test in Agar Gel Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis Diffuse Proliferative Lupus Nephropathy diffuse radiation Diffuse Reflectance Absorbance Spectroscopy Taking in Chemometrics

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Corkscrew Oesophagus (redirected from Diffuse Oesophagus Spasm)

Corkscrew Oesophagus
(redirected from Diffuse Oesophagus Spasm)