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Does gastric banding cause achalasia?

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My guess is no. Achalasia involves the esophogus and LES and not the stomach. It's thought to be caused by the degeneration of the nerve cells that normally signal the brain to relax the esophageal sphincter and so I don't think gastric banding would cause that.

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