Failure of peristalsis in the esophageal body or failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax will result in dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing. Some people show abnormally high
51 year old woman is evaluated for difficulty in swallowing solid foods. She experience chest pain while attempting to eat and often regurgitates swallowed food. Fluoroscopic examination of a barium swallow reveals a dilated lower esophagus with considerable residual barium remaining after the swallow .A manometric motility study of esophageal motility following a swallow reveals [...]
