‘Trouble in swallowing can be fatal'
Director of Interventional Endoscopy at AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, Dr Mohan Ramchandani said in achalasia cardia the muscles that move food down into the stomach do not function properly. Specifically, the lower esophageal sphincter — a valve at the end of the food pipe — fails to relax.
As a result, food gets stuck in the esophagus, causing difficulty in swallowing, chest discomfort, and sometimes regurgitation, especially at night.
Other symptoms include weight loss and coughing after meals or while lying down.
KGMU gastroenterology head Dr Sumit Rungta said the advanced "Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)" technique is effective in treating the condition.
AIIMS Delhi's Dr Deepak Gunjan said achalasia cardia affects roughly one in 100,000 people.
Doctors Ananya Gupta, Mayank Rajpur, Preetam Das, Sayan Malakar, Shrikant Kothalkar and the DM course students also participated in the workshop.
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