Tag: esophageal stricture
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The treatment of achalasia: A historical analysis
Piyush PillarisettiPennsylvania, United States Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by impaired lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and absent or spastic esophageal peristalsis. Typically, the condition leads to solid and liquid dysphagia at symptom onset. After the pathophysiology of achalasia was described in the 1900s, treatment modalities have converged on one goal: reduce LES…
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Coleridge and the albatross syndrome
Nicolás Roberto Robles Badajoz, Spain Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the tenth and last child of the vicar of Ottery Saint Mary near Devonshire, England, was born on October 21, 1772. In vivid letters recounting his early years he describes himself as “a genuine Sans culotte, my veins uncontaminated with one drop of Gentility.” He had an amazing…