Alteration of Esophageal Peristalsis by Pentagastrin in Patients with Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

1975 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. F. Eckhardt ◽  
J. Krüger ◽  
K.-H. Holtermüller ◽  
K. Ewe
Keyword(s):  
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm ◽  
Esophageal Peristalsis ◽  
Esophageal Spasm

Does Diffuse Esophageal Spasm Progress to Achalasia? A Prospective Cohort Study

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 1605-1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayed Saeid Khatami ◽  
Farah Khandwala ◽  
Steven S. Shay ◽  
Michael F. Vaezi
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm ◽  
Esophageal Spasm

Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

1974 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas B. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm ◽  
Esophageal Spasm

Spastic Motility Disorders: Diagnosis and Management in the Era of the Chicago Classification

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-262
Author(s):  
Mario Costantini ◽  
Renato Salvador ◽  
Andrea Costantini
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Esophageal Motility ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Unexpected Finding ◽  
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm ◽  
Extreme Caution ◽  
Motility Disorders ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Chicago Classification ◽  
Esophageal Spasm

Spastic esophageal motility disorders are represented, as per the Chicago classification 4.0, by diffuse esophageal spasm and hypercontractile esophagus. They are very rare and therefore poorly understood. The diagnosis is usually made by manometry in presence of dysphagia or chest pain, but often it is often an unexpected finding. In this paper, the authors review the current knowledge and possible treatments of these disorders, when needed. They underline that invasive treatments, as surgical myotomy or POEM, are rarely necessary and that the indications for them are based on low quality studies. Therefore, they should be used with extreme caution in treating spastic motility disorders other than achalasia.

Nifedipine Therapy for Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

1986 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 847-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
EAPEN THOMAS ◽  
PETER WITT ◽  
MELVIN WILLIS ◽  
JOHN MORSE
Keyword(s):  
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm ◽  
Esophageal Spasm
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