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			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 peritonitis diffuse scleroderma diffuse sclerosis Diffuse Spasm of Oesophagus 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 diflorasone diflorasone diacetate difloxacin			Diffuse Precipitation Test in Agar Gel Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis Diffuse Proliferative Lupus Nephropathy diffuse radiation Diffuse Reflectance Absorbance Spectroscopy Taking in Chemometrics Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier-Transform Spectroscopy Diffuse Reflectance Laser Flash Photolysis Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Diffuse Reflectance Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy Diffuse reflection diffuse reflection model Diffuse reflector Diffuse Retinal Pigment Epitheliopathy diffuse scleroderma diffuse scleroderma diffuse scleroderma Diffuse sclerosis Diffuse sclerosis diffuse series Diffuse sky radiation Diffuse skylight Diffuse Slow Washout Diffuse Small Noncleaved Cell Lymphomas Diffuse Smooth Muscle Proliferation of the Lung diffuse sound Diffuse Spasm of Esophagus Diffuse Spasm of Oesophagus diffuse spectrum Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Diffuse Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Diffuse Thalamic Projection System Diffuse Thin Glomerular Basement Membrane diffuse through diffuse toxic goiter diffuse toxic goiter diffuse toxic goiter diffuse transmission diffuse transmission density Diffuse Transmitter with Single Element Receiver Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury Diffuse Undifferentiated Lymphoma Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis Diffuse UV Experiment Diffuse Viewing Only Diffuse Warm Ionized Medium Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture diffuse waxy spleen diffuse waxy spleen diffuse waxy spleen Diffuse Well-Differentiated Lymphocytic Lymphoma Diffuse X-Ray Scattering Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer Diffuse, Well-Differentiated Lymphoma Diffuse-Adhering Escherichia Coli

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Corkscrew Oesophagus (redirected from Diffuse Spasm of Oesophagus)

Corkscrew Oesophagus
(redirected from Diffuse Spasm of Oesophagus)