by MedExpert on November 2nd, 2007

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What are the treatments for diffuse esophageal spasm?

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  • by MedExpert on November 2nd, 2007

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    Soft and liquid foods pass more easily than solid pieces. Medications of several types are helpful--nifedipine, hydralazine, isoproterenol, and nitrates being the most successful. Several other treatments have uncertain results. For severe cases, relief is obtained two-thirds of the time by cutting the muscles along the entire length of the esophagus. This is a major surgical procedure.

    Source: The Gale Group. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.";

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