Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
"Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hypermotility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS that is characterized by spastic non-peristaltic responses to SWALLOWING; CHEST PAIN; and DYSPHAGIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D015155
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse- Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasms
- Esophageal Spasms, Diffuse
- Spasm, Diffuse Esophageal
- Spasms, Diffuse Esophageal
- Spasm, Esophageal
- Esophageal Spasm
- Esophageal Spasms
- Spasms, Esophageal
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Pharyngeal myotomy for voice restoration: a midline approach. Laryngoscope. 1990 Mar; 100(3):309-12.