Also known as nutcracker esophagus or distal or diffuse esophageal spasm (DES), esophageal spasm is a rare disorder affecting ...

A right thoracoscopic myotomy extending from the diaphragm to the thoracic inlet is the preferred procedure for patients who have nutcracker esophagus or diffuse ...

Nutcracker spasms: These spasms are intensely painful but do not cause regurgitation, which is when acid or other substances come back up from the stomach into the esophagus.

The esophagus is the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. On either end of the esophagus are sphincter muscles that flex and contract as part of the digestive process.