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Esophageal Motility Disorders: Understanding Dysphagia and Manometry

Esophageal Motility Disorders: Understanding Dysphagia and Manometry

Esophageal motility disorders cause dysphagia due to faulty muscle contractions. High-resolution manometry is the gold standard for diagnosis, with the Chicago Classification v4.0 guiding accurate identification and treatment of conditions like achalasia, nutcracker esophagus, and jackhammer esophagus.