Behavior of achalasia in Camagüey province

Background: achalasia is a degenerative incurable, progressive and infrequent disease. Primary, idiopathic, or classical achalasia treats an esophageal motility disorder, which combines a lack of esophageal peristalsis (aperistalsis) with incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Objective: to describe the behavior of achalasia in Camagüey province. Methods: a descriptive, longitudinal, cross-sectional and prospective study was conducted. The universe of study was composed of 19 patients. The data were captured in a collection form. The information was compiled in a database in Microsoft Excel 12.0. Data were processed using the statistical system SPSS 11.0. The percentages were determined in the study. For a better understanding the information was shown in tables. Results: female patients prevailed, with 68,4 % and ages between 60-69 years, with 47,4 %. All patients had dysphagia. A predominance of patients with grade II-classified achalasia was found, with a total of 11 patients, representing 57,9 %. Conclusions: there was a predominance of female patients aged 60-69 years. All patients reported dysphagia and moderate (grade II) achalasia was the most frequent. DeCS: ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA/complications; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; MOTOR DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE.