Diseases

Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

A hypermotility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS that is characterized by spastic non-peristaltic responses to SWALLOWING; CHEST PAIN; and DYSPHAGIA.

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Abstract

A hypermotility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS that is characterized by spastic non-peristaltic responses to SWALLOWING; CHEST PAIN; and DYSPHAGIA.

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9 entry terms
  • Esophageal Spasm
  • Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
  • Spasm, Esophageal
  • Diffuse Esophageal Spasms
  • Esophageal Spasms
  • Esophageal Spasms, Diffuse
  • Spasm, Diffuse Esophageal
  • Spasms, Diffuse Esophageal
  • Spasms, Esophageal

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

"diffuse" need not be used by author: note X ref

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History Note

89

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Previous Indexing

  • Esophageal Diseases (1966-1988)
  • Spasm (1966-1988)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diffuse Esophageal Spasm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015155. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015155
  2. Diffuse Esophageal Spasm. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse_esophageal_spasm
  3. Diffuse Esophageal Spasm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1224503