There is no reliable treatment for ineffective esophageal motility (IEM), a disorder caused by failed smooth-muscle contraction that is common in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Another potential cause of esophageal spasm is spastic achalasia, a rare motility disorder (trouble moving food through the body). With spastic achalasia, your esophageal muscles don't contract ...

d: Midesophageal propulsion diverticulum with esophageal motility disorder (see Video 5). e; Normal peristaltic sequence for comparison with slow esophageal transit (see Video 6). f; Hypotensive ...

The extension of the myotomy onto the gastric wall (clearly the most critical and challenging part of the operation) proved difficult because of poor exposure, with the consequent risk of a short ...

Netherlands: A recent retrospective cohort study has shed light on the connection between esophageal Candida infection and an ...

A transcutaneous electrical stimulation system (TESS) is effective in reducing both symptoms and esophageal acid exposure ...

All patients completed standard water perfused esophageal manometry and 24 h lower esophageal pH studies during off therapy. Two hundred and nineteen patients had both upper and lower esophageal ...

The benefit is that you do not have a tube in your nose for 24 hours. The limitation is that this requires an EGD. Esophageal Manometry. This entails a narrow tube being placed into the end of your ...