Seventeen gastrointestinal diagnostic codes, spanning esophageal motility studies, capsule endoscopies and breath tests, have been added to the ASC-covered services list, a move that could expand ...

Esophageal motility disorders occur more frequently among adults aged 75 years and older. Individuals aged 75 years and older have a higher prevalence of esophageal motility disorders, particularly ...

Classification Motor disorders of the smooth muscle esophagus have been classified in many different ways, and there is no single classification that is fully satisfactory for all users. One of the ...

The findings follow recent data suggesting that esophageal dysmotility may be associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which often presents with dysphagia. Their findings follow recent data ...

Use of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia increased dramatically during the past decade, a retrospective study found, and while the procedure appears just as safe as ...

Patients with SSc who have gastric dysmotility present with a more severe disease phenotype and are associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes.

In healthy swallowing, liquid quickly passes from the mouth to the stomach. In individuals with esophageal motility disorders, this process is disrupted. Fukuoka, Japan—For most people, swallowing is ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GLP-1 use did not appear to affect esophageal function among patients with diabetes. Findings suggest GLP-1s do ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety scale with fewer questions was reliable for measuring symptom severity ...