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Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for treating esophageal motility disorders [PDF]
, 2017 Review Article on Endoscopic Therapy© Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. Pneumatic dilatation and Heller myotomy have been thoroughly studied as the most viable treatment options for achalasia.
Law, SYK, Wong, YHI
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WHAT IS THE REAL IMPAIRMENT ON ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY IN PATIENTS WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE?
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2013 Context Impairment of esophageal motility is a common finding in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as reduced lower esophageal sphincter (LES) basal pressure.
Angela FALCÃO +4 more
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A functional study of the esophagus in patients with non-cardiac chest pain and dysphagia [PDF]
, 2015 Background/Aims: Nutcracker esophagus and non-specific motility disorders are the main causes of non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP), with gastroesophageal reflux in 60% of cases. Achalasia and diffuse esophageal spasm are the most frequent anomalies described
ALMASIO, Pier Luigi +7 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2018 Background. High-resolution impedance manometry (HRIM) can calculate the bolus motion parameters and the ratio of complete esophageal transit besides the conventional esophageal dynamic parameters; therefore, we could better manage the patients with ...
Zhaoyu Liu +5 more
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Emerging Issues in Esophageal Motility Diseases
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019 With the advances in technology and medical knowledge, new diseases are being identified and investigated. Esophageal motility disorders have been re-defined using high-resolution manometry and their pathogenesis are being better understood.
Ga Hee Kim, Kee Wook Jung
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Esophageal motility changes after thyroidectomy; possible associations with postoperative voice and swallowing disorders: preliminary results. [PDF]
, 2013 Objective Swallowing and voice impairment are common after thyroidectomy. We evaluated short-term functional changes in esophageal motility in a series of patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy. Several studies have investigated these symptoms by
ALMASIO, Pier Luigi +9 more
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A pictorial presentation of 3.0 Chicago Classification for esophageal motility disorders
Einstein (São Paulo)High resolution manometry changed several esophageal motility paradigms. The 3.0 Chicago Classification defined manometric criteria for named esophageal motility disorders. We present a pictorial atlas of motility disorders.
Fernando Augusto Herbella +2 more
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Esophageal Motility Disorders: Current Concepts of Pathogenesis and Treatment
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2000 Current concepts of esophageal motility disorders are summarized. Primary data sources were located via MEDLINE or cross-citation. No attempt was made to be comprehensive or inclusive of the literature because fewer than 10% of citations are discussed ...
Peter J Kahrilas
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Upper gastrointestinal symptoms in autoimmune gastritis. A cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2017 Autoimmune gastritis is often suspected for its hematologic findings, and rarely the diagnosis is made for the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms. Aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess in a large cohort of patients affected by autoimmune ...
Annibale, Bruno +5 more
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