​Surgery Definition – What is diffuse esophageal spasm? 

​Surgery Definition – What is diffuse esophageal spasm? 
Diffuse esophageal spasm commonly affects middle age male than female and occurs worldwide. Diffuse esophageal spasm may present as angina type pain due to the spam of the esophagus. Barium swallow may reveal corkscrew appearance / nutcracker esophagus. The treatment of diffuse esophageal spasm may include balloon dilation nifedipine.