Achalasia (cardiospasm) is a rare condition that happens when food and liquid doesn’t move through your esophagus to your stomach. Achalasia symptoms include trouble swallowing, heartburn and chest pain. It may cause complications like aspiration pneumonia. Treatment includes surgery and non-surgical options like medication and Botox injections.
For patients with achalasia, eating shouldn’t be painful. Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD, leads Rhode Island’s first incision-free peroral endoscopic myotomy procedure (POEM) at Brown University Health, offering lasting relief and faster recovery.
