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Achalasia [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2022
Achalasia is characterized by peristaltic failure and incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The incidence and prevalence of achalasia increase with age, although achalasia can affect all age groups.
Kwangbeom Park, Kee Wook Jung
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Primary Esophageal Motility Disorders [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2001
Esophageal motility disorders often manifest with chest pain and dysphagia. Achalasia is a disorder of the lower esophageal sphincter and the smooth musculature of the esophageal body. In achalasia the lower esophageal sphincter typically fails to relax with swallowing, and the esophageal body fails to undergo peristalsis.
D G, Adler, Y, Romero
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Devices for esophageal function testing

VideoGIE, 2022
Background and Aims: Esophageal function testing is an integral component of the evaluation of refractory GERD and esophageal motility disorders. This review summarizes the current technologies available for esophageal function testing, including the ...
Rahul Pannala, MD, MPH, FASGE, Kumar Krishnan, MD, Rabindra R. Watson, MD, Marcelo F. Vela, MD, MS, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH, FASGE, Amit Bhatt, MD, Manoop S. Bhutani, MD, FASGE, Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD, FASGE, Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD, FASGE, Andrew P. Copland, MD, Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, Nikhil A. Kumta, MD, MS, Ryan J. Law, DO, John T. Maple, DO, FASGE, Joshua Melson, MD, MPH, FASGE, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, MPH, MBA, FASGE, Erik F. Rahimi, MD, Monica Saumoy, MD, MS, Amrita Sethi, MD, MASGE, Guru Trikudanathan, MBBS, Arvind J. Trindade, MD, FASGE, Julie Yang, MD, FASGE, David R. Lichtenstein, MD, FASGE   +22 more
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Pharmacological Treatments of Esophageal Dysphagia

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021
Patients with esophageal dysphagia need a step-by-step approach for diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopic with biopsy and barium esophagogram are the essential tests evaluating anatomical abnormality and esophageal bolus stasis.
Yu Kyung Cho
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Esophageal Motility Disorders in patients with Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease diagnosed by using High Resolution Esophageal Manometry- data from the developing world

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) has a prevalence of 10-20% in the Western countries while its prevalence amongst the Pakistani population is between 22 to 24%.
Zain Majid , Syed Mudassir Laeeq , Muhammad Manzoor ul haq , Farina M Hanif , Shoaib Ahmed Khan , Abbas Ali Tasneem , Nasir Hassan Luck   +6 more
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treating Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders [PDF]

, 2017
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is the application of esophageal myotomy to the concept of natural orifice transluminal surgery (NOTES) by utilizing a submucosal tunneling method.
박효진, 윤영훈
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Chicago classification criteria of esophageal motility disorders defined in high resolution esophageal pressure topography [PDF]

, 2012
The Chicago Classification of esophageal motility was developed to facilitate the interpretation of clinical high resolution esophageal pressure topography (EPT) studies, concurrent with the widespread adoption of this technology into clinical practice ...
Schwizer, W, Smout, A J P M, Bredenoord, A J, Kahrilas, P J, International High Resolution Manometry Working Group,, Fox, M., Fox, M, Smout, A. J. P. M., Kahrilas, P. J., Pandolfino, J. E., Pandolfino, J E, Bredenoord, A. J., Schwizer, W.   +12 more
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Analysis of Esophageal Motility and Reflux Characteristics in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease With or Without Extraesophageal Symptoms

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2022
Background: The pathogenesis of extraesophageal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease is complex, and esophageal motility and reflux may be involved in it.
Guoping Jiang, Yanqun Cong, Feng Zhou, Peifen Zheng   +3 more
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Exploratory Research on Latent Esophageal Motility Disorders in Dysphagia Patients [PDF]

, 2017
<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> High-resolution manometry (HRM) has been applied to assess esophageal motility disorders. However, the frequency and types of motility disorders in patients with dysphagia, which are frequently seen ...
Shoko Edogawa, Shinpei Kawaguchi, Kiyoshi Ashida, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Yuichi Kojima, Yousuke Inoue, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Satoshi Harada, Hiroshi Yamashita, Haruhiko Ozaki, Kazuhide Higuchi, Kazuhiro Ota, Takumi Fukuchi   +12 more
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Laparoscopic transhiatal surgery for an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum derived from a jackhammer esophagus: a case report

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Background An esophageal diverticulum is rare and is frequently associated with esophageal motility disorders. Jackhammer esophagus is also rare, is characterized by esophageal hypercontraction, and comprises 4.1% of esophageal motility disorders.
Atsuro Fujinaga, Tomotaka Shibata, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Kazuhiro Tada, Kosuke Suzuki, Kohei Nishiki, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Yohei Kono, Takahiro Hiratsuka, Tomonori Akagi, Yoshitake Ueda, Manabu Toujigamori, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Norio Shiraishi, Masafumi Inomata   +14 more
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