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Distal esophageal spasm (DES) is an uncommon esophageal motility disorder associated with dysphagia and/or chest pain. Its pathophysiology implies an impairment of esophageal inhibitory neural function. Using conventional manometry, DES was defined by the presence of simultaneous esophageal contractions. With the introduction of high-resolution manometry and esophageal pressure topography (EPT) in clinical practice, rapidly propagated contractions are nonspecific of esophageal spasm. Hence, a more physiolog...
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Distal esophageal spasm (DES) is an uncommon esophageal motility disorder associated with dysphagia and/or chest pain. Its pathophysiology implies an impairment of esophageal inhibitory neural functio...
OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to refine the criteria for esophageal hypercontractility in high-resolution esophageal pressure topography (EPT) and to examine the clinical context in which it occurs.METH...
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the safety and feasibility of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in the setting of prior endoscopic interventions. PATIENTS: This study involves 40 consecutive patients...
Accurate measurement of gap length is useful for operative planning in cases of esophageal atresia (EA) without distal fistula. This paper demonstrates how fiberoptic endoscopy of the distal esophagus...
Exercise-provoked esophageal motility disorder in patients with recurrent chest pain.
AIM: To investigate the relationship between exercise-provoked esophageal motility disorders and the prognosis for patients with chest pain. METHODS: The study involved 63 subjects with recurrent angi...
