Re: Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with .................

[Guest guest]

don't quote me but the cricoid is a area in the trachea, it almost sounds like

a landmark of location where the acalashia may begin or

terminate..guessing...angela

Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with

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.....this term or been diagnosed with it?

[Guest guest]

I think that is rarer than achalasia. Did you have a barium swallow

that indicated this diagnosis?

Here is some general information on cricopharyngeal achalasia:

http://www.emedicine.com/ent/byname/Cricopharyngeal-Myotomy.htm

It includes a link to an article about cricopharyngeal myotomy, with

pictures of barium swallow X-rays.

in PA

Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with

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> .....this term or been diagnosed with it?

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

krisbleu wrote:

> .....this term or been diagnosed with it?

>

I do not have it. It is more commonly known as cricopharyngeal

achalasia. The topic does not on come up here very often, but you are

certainly welcome to participate in the group. Most of the people in

this group have primary achalasia of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter

(LES). The LES is located where the esophagus and stomach meet.

cricopharyngeal achalasia is also known as achalasia of the Upper

Esophageal Sphincter (UES). In both disorders the wave of muscles

contractions and relaxations (peristalsis) breaks down and fails to

correctly move food through a sphincter. The sphincters are rings of

muscles that act as valves and stay contracted most of the time but are

suppose to relax when a peristaltic wave is pushing food through them.

Achalasia literally means not relaxed and in this case a failure to

relax. One of the treatments for each types of achalasia is a myotomy.

Myotomy means " cut muscle. " They cut the muscles of a sphincter to

weaken it so food has less resistance at the sphincter and can pass

through it. In your case this would be a cricopharyngeal myotomy of the

UES cricopharyngeus muscle. We are more familiar with the Heller myotomy

for the LES. There are also other treatments such as dilatation.

There are some pages on the Internet about " Cricopharyngeal Achalasia " .

Here is one.

eMedicine

Cricopharyngeal Myotomy

http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic602.htm

Also try searching for " cricopharyngeal myotomy " or " cricopharyngeal

dysfunction " .

Does that help? Let me know if I can help you find what you are looking for.

notan

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the emedicine article about Cricopharyngeal Achalasia as this

is to be tested for shortly but I must have a Gastroscopy in the New Year for

physical signs in the lower 1/3rd of my throat. Interesting.

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From: <1x2y3z@...>

achalasia

Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:43:23 AM

Subject: Re: Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with

..................

I think that is rarer than achalasia. Did you have a barium swallow

that indicated this diagnosis?

Here is some general information on cricopharyngeal achalasia:

http://www..emedicin e.com/ent/ byname/Cricophar yngeal-Myotomy. htm

It includes a link to an article about cricopharyngeal myotomy, with

pictures of barium swallow X-rays.

in PA

Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with

............. .....

> .....this term or been diagnosed with it?

>

>

> ------------ --------- --------- ------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Notan. After having Oesophagectomy for Achalasia of the LES, it is now

suspected that I may have Achalasia of the UES which was  left in after the

ectomy (I have about 2 inches left of my own Oesophagus after the ectomy).

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From: notan ostrich <notan_ostrich@...>

achalasia

Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 6:01:33 AM

Subject: Re: Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with

..................

krisbleu wrote:

> .....this term or been diagnosed with it?

>

I do not have it. It is more commonly known as cricopharyngeal

achalasia. The topic does not on come up here very often, but you are

certainly welcome to participate in the group. Most of the people in

this group have primary achalasia of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter

(LES). The LES is located where the esophagus and stomach meet.

cricopharyngeal achalasia is also known as achalasia of the Upper

Esophageal Sphincter (UES). In both disorders the wave of muscles

contractions and relaxations (peristalsis) breaks down and fails to

correctly move food through a sphincter. The sphincters are rings of

muscles that act as valves and stay contracted most of the time but are

suppose to relax when a peristaltic wave is pushing food through them.

Achalasia literally means not relaxed and in this case a failure to

relax. One of the treatments for each types of achalasia is a myotomy.

Myotomy means " cut muscle. " They cut the muscles of a sphincter to

weaken it so food has less resistance at the sphincter and can pass

through it. In your case this would be a cricopharyngeal myotomy of the

UES cricopharyngeus muscle. We are more familiar with the Heller myotomy

for the LES. There are also other treatments such as dilatation.

There are some pages on the Internet about " Cricopharyngeal Achalasia " .

Here is one.

eMedicine

Cricopharyngeal Myotomy

http://www.emedicin e.com/ent/ topic602. htm

Also try searching for " cricopharyngeal myotomy " or " cricopharyngeal

dysfunction " .

Does that help? Let me know if I can help you find what you are looking for.

notan

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[Guest guest]

> > .....this term or been diagnosed with it?

> >

>

> I do not have it. It is more commonly known as cricopharyngeal

> achalasia. The topic does not on come up here very often, but you

are

> certainly welcome to participate in the group. Most of the people

in

> this group have primary achalasia of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter

> (LES). The LES is located where the esophagus and stomach meet.

> cricopharyngeal achalasia is also known as achalasia of the Upper

> Esophageal Sphincter (UES). In both disorders the wave of muscles

> contractions and relaxations (peristalsis) breaks down and fails to

> correctly move food through a sphincter. The sphincters are rings

of

> muscles that act as valves and stay contracted most of the time but

are

> suppose to relax when a peristaltic wave is pushing food through

them.

> Achalasia literally means not relaxed and in this case a failure to

> relax. One of the treatments for each types of achalasia is a

myotomy.

> Myotomy means " cut muscle. " They cut the muscles of a sphincter to

> weaken it so food has less resistance at the sphincter and can pass

> through it. In your case this would be a cricopharyngeal myotomy of

the

> UES cricopharyngeus muscle. We are more familiar with the Heller

myotomy

> for the LES. There are also other treatments such as dilatation.

>

> There are some pages on the Internet about " Cricopharyngeal

Achalasia " .

> Here is one.

>

> eMedicine

> Cricopharyngeal Myotomy

> http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic602.htm

>

> Also try searching for " cricopharyngeal myotomy "

or " cricopharyngeal

> dysfunction " .

>

> Does that help? Let me know if I can help you find what you are

looking for.

>

> notan

Thank you for the insight.

I do have symptoms of this, and have had them for about ten yrs. now,

they are progressively getting worse. I had a barium swallow last

wk. and am still waiting to talk with my doctor. My doctor ordered

some test this last wk. suspecting I had Achalasia (LES), because of

all my symptoms over these last yrs.

I was diagnosed with a mixed motility disorder w/ some diffuse

esophageal spasms, last yr. But that was as far as my old doctor got

with it. He said because I was young and maybe in it's early

stages....it was not showing up as a specific disease yet.

So frustrating!! I posted my story/history on my page.

Has anyone had symptoms like these?

Thanks again,

Kristy

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Thank you for the insight.

> I do have symptoms of this, and have had them for about ten yrs.

now,

> they are progressively getting worse. I had a barium swallow last

> wk. and am still waiting to talk with my doctor. My doctor ordered

> some test this last wk. suspecting I had Achalasia (LES), because

of

> all my symptoms over these last yrs.

> I was diagnosed with a mixed motility disorder w/ some diffuse

> esophageal spasms, last yr. But that was as far as my old doctor

got

> with it. He said because I was young and maybe in it's early

> stages....it was not showing up as a specific disease yet.

> So frustrating!! I posted my story/history on my page.

> Has anyone had symptoms like these?

>

> Thanks again,

> Kristy

> >

>

Sorry, my story/history is posted as message #5297.

It is not on my home page.

[Guest guest]

Cricopharyngeal achalasia is very common in patients with mitochondrial

disease and also it is a symptom with patients with many other diseases from

Parkinson's to Progressive Supranuclear Palsey. My grandson has mito,

however he has been fortunate not to suffer with this, but many children do.

My sister-in-law did suffer with it during her battle with PSP and there

have been people who drop into the group from time to time whom I believe

are sufferers of this.

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Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 7:26 PM

achalasia

Subject: Cricopharyngeus Achalasia? Is anyone familiar with

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