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ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY IN MEN AND WOMEN EVALUATED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION MANOMETRY

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2017
BACKGROUND Esophageal motility has been described in the literature as having differences between men and women. Most of these investigations use the water perfusion method for esophageal manometry.
Tarciana Vieira COSTA, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS   +1 more
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Treatment With the Shaker Head‐Lift Exercise in Head and Neck Cancer Patients With Radiation‐Induced Dysphagia: 12‐Month Results on Swallowing Function From a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dysphagia is a common side‐effect after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients. This randomized study aimed to evaluate the effect of the shaker head‐lift exercise (HLE) after 12 months with flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). Methods Patients were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 30) or the control
Signe Rödseth Smith, Caterina Finizia, Kerstin Petersson, Lisa Tuomi   +3 more
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Estudi de la neurotransmissió a l'esfínter esofàgic inferior [PDF]

, 2005
Consultable des del TDXA la portada: Fundació de Gastroenterologia Dr. VilardellTítol obtingut de la pantalla electrònicaL'objectiu d'aquesta tesi ha estat estudiar in vitro, usant la tècnica de bany d'òrgans, els neurotransmissors implicats en la ...
Farré i Martí, Ricard
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Dietary management and feeding considerations of pediatric aerodigestive and upper gastrointestinal motility disorders: A position paper by the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Neurogastroenterology and Motility Committee

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Pediatric aerodigestive and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) motility disorders are common and may be associated with compromised nutritional status and decreased quality of life. Traditional dietary recommendations for aerodigestive and UGI motility disorders have been rudimentary and largely based upon experience and common sense ...
Khalil El‐Chammas, Kirsten B. Jones, Joan Arvedson, Mary Boruta, Erick Toro‐Monjaraz, Anita Sicolo, Anil Darbari, Rachel Rosen, Julie Khlevner   +8 more
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Does the nissen fundoplication procedure improve esophageal dysmotility in patients with barrett’s esophagus?

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2020
Objective: to evaluate esophageal dysmotility (ED) and the extent of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) before and after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) in patients previously diagnosed with BE and ED.
ANGELA M. FALCÃO, ARY NASI, SÉRGIO SZACHNOWICZ, FERNANDO SANTA-CRUZ, FRANCISCO C. B. C. SEGURO, BRENA F. SENA, ANDRÉ DUARTE, RUBENS A. SALLUM, IVAN CECCONELLO   +8 more
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The upper esophageal sphincter in the cat: the role of central innervation assessed by transient vagal blockade

, 1987
Studies were performed on four cats to assess the role of extrinsic innervation via the cervical nerve trunks in the control of upper esophageal sphincter function.
M. P. Bendeck, G. W. Effer, R. P. E. Reynolds   +2 more
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Pregabalin Efficacy in Treatment of Chronic Neurogenic Cough

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
The use of neuromodulators for chronic cough has increased; however, the choice of medication, dosing regimen, and duration are still unclear. This longitudinal study of 95 adults taking pregabalin, 75 mg twice daily, for CNC demonstrated 78% improvement or resolution of cough, 17% unchanged, 1% worse cough, with a mean of 6 weeks of therapy, and only ...
Jacqui Allen, Carmen Esna, Camille Prigent, Anna Miles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypertonic upper esophageal sphincter in Down's syndrome: a case report

, 2011
Down's syndrome (DS) (a genetically determined disorder caused by trisomy 21) may be associated with a variety of dysfunctions that can affect any organ and system.
GAMBA, PIERGIORGIO, BETALLI P, CARRARO E, BARDINI, ROMEO, MASIERO, STEFANO   +4 more
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Assessment of Esophageal Motility Disorders in Patients with Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Acta Medica Iranica, 2022
There is insufficient data about esophageal body dysmotility in patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (RGERD) who have inadequate response to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) treatment.
Asghar Bagherzadeh, Saeed Abdi, Mohammad Reza Zali, Shooka Mohammadi   +3 more
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Unintentional Weight Loss Does Not Predict Poor Outcomes in Zenker Diverticulum

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In this study of 427 patients with Zenker's diverticulum, 23.6% had significant unintentional preoperative weight loss. Weight loss was associated with preoperative dysphagia and with both the smallest and largest pouches. Postoperative outcomes were similar in patients with and without weight loss, demonstrating a similar efficacy and safety profile ...
Ari D. Schuman, Jacqui Allen, Mekibib Altaye, Milan R. Amin, Semirra L. Bayan, Peter C. Belafsky, Brad W. DeSilva, Shumon I. Dhar, Dale C. Ekbom, Aaron D. Friedman, Mark Fritz, Glendon M. Gardner, Elizabeth A. Guardiani, Christopher Johnson, Jan Kasperbauer, Brandon Kim, Brittany N. Krekeler, Maggie A. Kuhn, Yue Ma, Lyndsay L. Madden, Laura Matrka, Ross M. Mayerhoff, Cyrus Piraka, Apoorva Ramaswamy, Clark A. Rosen, Haley C. Sibley, Meredith Tabangin, Carter Wright, Z. Mike Yang, Vyvy N. Young, Gregory Postma, Rebecca J. Howell   +31 more
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