Esophageal Motility Disorders

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).

Year introduced: 1989

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Tree Number(s): C06.405.117.119.500

MeSH Unique ID: D015154

Entry Terms:

• Disorder, Esophageal Motility
• Disorders, Esophageal Motility
• Esophageal Motility Disorder
• Motility Disorder, Esophageal
• Motility Disorders, Esophageal
• Esophageal Dysmotility
• Dysmotilities, Esophageal
• Dysmotility, Esophageal
• Esophageal Dysmotilities
• Nutcracker Esophagus
• Esophagus, Nutcracker

Previous Indexing:

• Esophageal Diseases (1966-1988)
• Gastrointestinal Motility (1966-1988)
• Peristalsis (1975-1988)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Esophageal Diseases
Deglutition Disorders
Esophageal Motility Disorders
CREST Syndrome
Esophageal Achalasia
Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux +
Non-Erosive Reflux Disease
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome