Nutcracker esophagus (NE) was the third most frequent abnormality in our group. This hypercontractile motor disorder shows characteristically high amplitude waves in the distal esophagus 13 and its ...

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The results of operative management are less predictable with nutcracker esophagus than with other esophageal disorders, and chest pain often is not alleviated. [33] ...

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Nutcracker esophagus, or hypercontractile esophagus, is a motility (movement) disorder that causes excessively forceful esophageal contractions during swallowing.

You may hear the term "nutcracker esophagus" in reference to a hypercontractile esophagus. Some use the terms interchangeably. However, the term "nutcracker esophagus" is no longer used. The ...