Management of Spastic Disorders of the Esophagus

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-43

  Roman, Sabine ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Distal esophageal spasm; Esophageal motility; High resolution manometry; Jackhammer esophagus

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARIUM; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PEPPERMINT OIL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TRAZODONE;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTAL ESOPHAGUS SPASM; DIZZINESS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE MANOMETRY; JACKHAMMER ESOPHAGUS; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; NITRATES; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS;

EID: 84875298076     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2012.11.002     Document Type: Review

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