esophageal achalasia

Preferred Label : esophageal achalasia;

MeSH definition : A motility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS in which the LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (near the CARDIA) fails to relax resulting in functional obstruction of the esophagus, and DYSPHAGIA. Achalasia is characterized by a grossly contorted and dilated esophagus (megaesophagus).;

MeSH synonym : achalasia; achalasias; achalasia, esophageal; achalasias, esophageal; cardiospasms; esophageal achalasias; cardiospasm;

Related MeSH term : megaesophagus;

MeSH annotation : CARDIOSPASM refers to spasm of the CARDIA, not the heart; not for esophageal spasm ( ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal achalasia;

Details

Origin ID

D004931;

UMLS CUI

C0014848;

Allowable qualifiers
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- complications [MeSH Qualifier]
- congenital [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnosis [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- diet therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- epidemiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- etiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiotherapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapy [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Achalasia esophageal [MedDRA LLT]
- Giant esophagus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Idiopathic achalasia [ORDO Disease]
- Idiopathic achalasia of esophagus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Megaesophagus [PASCAL descriptor]
- Megaesophagus [NCIt concept]
- Megaesophagus [MedDRA LLT]
- Megaesophagus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Megaoesophagus [MedDRA LLT]
- achalasia [DO Concept]
- esophagus disorders [MedlinePlus Topic]
- giant esophagus [SNOMED Notion]
- giant esophagus [TUV Concept]
- megaesophagus [DO Concept]
- megaesophagus [SNOMED Notion]
- oesophagus disease [ICPC-2 Rubric]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ACHALASIA CARDIAE [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Achalasia [PASCAL descriptor]
- Achalasia [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Achalasia [NCIt concept]
- Achalasia [HPO term]
- Achalasia [MedDRA LLT]
- Achalasia (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Achalasia cardiae [MedDRA LLT]
- Achalasia oesophageal [MedDRA LLT]
- Achalasia of cardia [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Achalasia of cardia [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Achalasia of esophagus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- CARDIOSPASM [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Cardiospasm [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Esophageal Achalasia [NCIt concept]
- Esophageal achalasia [PASCAL descriptor]
- Esophageal achalasia [MedDRA LLT]
- Esophagus achalasia of [MedDRA LLT]
- Oesophageal achalasia [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Oesophagus achalasia of [MedDRA LLT]
- achalasia [Radlex concept]
- achalasia of cardia [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- achalasia of esophagus [SNOMED Notion]
- achalasia, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- cardiospasm, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- esophagus achalasia [Disease (Nov.)]
DO Cross reference
- achalasia [DO Concept]
- megaesophagus [DO Concept]
HPO term
- Achalasia [HPO term]
Localisation(s) d'après SNOMED CT
- esophagogastric junction [MeSH Descriptor]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- esophagus disorders [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- esophageal achalasia [MeSH concept]
- megaesophagus [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- achalasia addisonianism alacrimia syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- achalasia microcephaly [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- achalasia, familial esophageal [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- deafness, congenital, with vitiligo and achalasia [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
SNOMED CT : localisation
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- megaesophagus [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- ACHALASIA CARDIAE [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Achalasia [HPO term]
- Achalasia and cardiospasm [ICD-9 code]
- Achalasia cardiae [MedDRA LLT]
- Achalasia esophageal [MedDRA LLT]
- Achalasia oesophageal [MedDRA LLT]
- Achalasia of cardia [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Achalasia of esophagus (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- CARDIOSPASM [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Cardiospasm [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Esophageal Achalasia [NCIt concept]
- Esophageal achalasia [MedDRA LLT]
- Esophageal achalasia [PASCAL descriptor]
- Esophagus achalasia of [MedDRA LLT]
- Oesophageal achalasia [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Oesophagus achalasia of [MedDRA LLT]
- achalasia [DO Concept]
- achalasia of esophagus [SNOMED Notion]
- cardiospasm, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- esophagus achalasia [Disease (Nov.)]

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