Achalasia: Physician Practices and Knowledge in Turkiye.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder often underrecognized due to nonspecific symptoms and limited physician awareness. Although diagnostic tools have advanced, delays remain common. Previous studies in Türkiye were mainly singlecenter or review-based, with no nationwide assessment of physician-related factors. This study evaluated physician knowledge, diagnostic practices, high-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) access, and factors influencing diagnostic delay, providing the first nationwide achalasia-focused dataset.

Materials and methods

A web-based survey was conducted among 4216 physicians; 675 responses (16.0%) were analyzed. The 32-item questionnaire included demographics, achalasia knowledge, diagnostic/referral practices, HREM accessi

SUBMITTER: Eroglu Haktanır A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910305 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature