Tags: Disease.
Nutcracker esophagus is a disorder of the movement of the esophagus and is one of many motility disorders of the esophagus including achalasia and diffuse esophageal spasm. It causes difficulty swallowing or dysphagia to both solid and liquid foods and can cause chest pain; it may also be asymptomatic. Nutcracker esophagus can affect people of any age but is more common in the sixth and seventh decades of life.
