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Achalasia

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

AspirationFull StomachRSIVideo LaryngoscopeCopious SecretionsPosition CarefullyDehydration

Pathophysiology

Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder caused by degeneration of ganglion cells in the myenteric plexus. The inhibitory nonadrenergic, noncholinergic neurons that release vasoactive intestinal...

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