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Ineffective esophageal motility phenotypes following fundoplication in gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Feb 2016
Mello M D, Shriver A R, Li Y, Patel A, Gyawali C P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) is associated with reflux disease, but its natural history is unclear. We evaluated patients undergoing repeat esophageal high resolution manometry (HRM) for symptomatic presentations after antireflux surgery (ARS) to understand the progression of IEM. METHODS: Patients with repeat HRM after ARS were included. Ineffective esophageal motility was diagnosed if ≥5...
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