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Achalasia cardia is very uncommon disorder which will cause patient very difficulty in swallowing food & drink. It doesnt simply fall by the food-pipe into the stomach. In achalasia cardia, two main problems were seen very commonly, first is inability of pumping action of the wall of food-pipe, second also loss of the ability of valve to relax in response to the approach of food; resulting in the ingested food & drink get collected in food-pipe and shows the symptoms of the blockage behind breastbone. The main cause of the achalasia is degeneration of nerve cells in esophagus (the food pipe) for which the exact reason is still not known. Procedure §   Laparoscopic procedure for the Achalasia Cardia is most effective method for the treatment in which muscle of the sphincter, under direct vision is cut.  §   This procedure is known as hellers cardiomyotomy and is performed completely by trained laparoscopic surgeon with a key-hole surgery.  § ...

Esophagus passes through an opening in the diaphragm (i.e. hiatus) on its way to connect to the stomach. Hiatal hernias occur when the muscle tissue surrounding hiatus becomes weak, causing the bulging of the upper part of the stomach through the diaphragm into the chest cavity. It is generally caused due to obesity, pregnancy, aging, or thinning of the phrenoesophageal membrane.   Symptoms of Hiatal Hernia A small hiatal hernia generally does not cause any symptom and need no treatment. But an enlarged hernia can cause following symptoms: ♦ Heartburn - 30 - 60 minutes after eating ♦ Regurgitation of stomach contents that gets worsened with lying flat  ♦ Excessive belching ♦ Aspiration (reflux of stomach contents into the airway) ♦ Recurrent Asthma attack’s  ♦ Pain or burning in chest ♦ Difficult or painful swallowing ♦ Vomiting blood or passing black stools Diagnosis of Hiatal Hernia It is often diagnosed while diagnosing the reason of heartb...

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