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	Achalasia;
	Achalasia: Mega esophagus. ; Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
ICD-10	K22.0
ICD-9	530.0
OMIM	200400
DiseasesDB	72
MedlinePlus	000267
MeSH	C06.405.117.119.500.432

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Twinkle Singh, M.B.B.S. [3] Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [4]

Synonyms and keywords: esophageal achalasia; cardiospasm; esophageal aperistalsis; achalasia cardiae; dyssynergia esophagus

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Achalasia
Achalasia: Mega esophagus. Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
ICD-10	K22.0
ICD-9	530.0
OMIM	200400
DiseasesDB	72
MedlinePlus	000267
MeSH	C06.405.117.119.500.432