Search results for "Esophageal motility"

Esophageal motility changes after thyroidectomy: possible associations with postoperative voice and swallowing disorders

2012

A concise review of opioid-induced esophageal dysfunction: is this a new clinical entity?

2017

Opioids have become the most widely prescribed analgesics in Western countries. Opioid-induced bowel dysfunction is a widely known adverse effect, with constipation the most common manifestation. Most of the opioid-related effects occur in the stomach, small intestine, and colon and have been widely studied. However, the effects related to esophageal motility are less known. Recently published retrospective studies have suggested that long-term use of opioids can cause esophageal motility dysfunction, reflecting symptoms similar to motility disorders, such as achalasia and functional esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction. The most common manometric findings, as reported in the litera…

Opioid-induced Lower Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction

2015

The adverse gastrointestinal effects of opioids have been extensively described in medical literature.1 Their effect takes place mainly on the enteric nervous system, through receptors in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses. There are 3 recognized main opium receptors (μ, δ, and κ) that are expressed in the central and enteric nervous systems, which mediate the gastrointestinal effects.2 The mainly studied adverse gastrointestinal effect of opioids is constipation, due to the greater understanding of opium receptor physiology in the colon.3 However their effect on esophageal motility has seldom been studied. Our study’s objective was to assess esophageal motility, using high-resolution ma…

PS01.024: ENDOSTIMTM THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS

2018

Abstract Background Electric stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter is a new surgical option for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a diaphragmatic hernia less than 3 cm. In comparison to standard anti-reflux procedures like Nissen or Toupet fundoplication the procedure`s advantage is that there had been no report on postoperative dysphagia. Esophageal motility disorders can increase the risk of dysphagia after fundoplication. Therefor EndostimÔ might be an alternative for these patients. Methods Between December 2015 and November 2017 twelve patients with GERD received Endostim™ therapy. All patients underwent endoscopy, high resolution impedance manometry (HRI…

P.19.19 DISTRIBUTION OF ESOPHAGEAL DYSMOTILITIES AMONG PATIENTS WITH NON-CARDIAC CHEST PAIN, DYSPHAGIA OR BOTH

2012

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2013

AIM: To assess the esophageal motility in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to compare those with patients with autoimmune disorders. METHODS: 15 patients with IBS, 22 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 19 with systemic sclerosis (SSc) were prospectively selected from a total of 115 patients at a single university centre and esophageal motility was analysed using standard manometry (Mui Scientific PIP-4-8SS). All patients underwent esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy before entering the study so that only patients with normal endoscopic findings were included in the current study. All patients underwent a complete physical, blood biochemistry and urinary examination. The gr…