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Achalasia is a relatively rare primary esophageal motor disorder caused by loss of inhibitory postganglionic neurons in the myenteric plexus with a prevalence of 10 per 100.000 individuals.
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Bastiaansen, B.A.J., Smout, A.J.P.M., Fockens, P. (2021). Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia. In: Asunción Acosta, M., Cuesta, M.A., Bruna, M. (eds) Atlas of Minimally Invasive Techniques in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55176-6_8
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