GERD is a common condition worldwide. Key mechanisms of disease include abnormal oesophagogastric junction structure and function, and impaired oesophageal clearance. A therapeutic trial of ...

Abstract: High-resolution manometry is an imaging modality which enables the categorization of esophageal motility disorders. Spatio-temporal pressure data along the esophagus is acquired using a ...

If your journey with pulmonary fibrosis were a movie, what best describes the genre? Horror? Comedy? Drama? Reality? Wait, how about a Hallmark movie? When I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary ...

A woman with an extremely rare condition who must stand while she eats and drinks or risk choking hopes surgery will help her feel “normal” again. Elise Baynard, 25, was diagnosed with achalasia – a ...

10:26, Tue, Jan 21, 2025 Updated: 16:17, Mon, Apr 14, 2025 Elise Baynard, 25, was diagnosed with achalasia - a rare swallowing condition that affects the oesophagus. The condition has made it "nearly ...

BACKGROUND: High resolution anorectal manometry (HRAM-WP) allows more simplified, objective, and uniform data acquisition and interpretation of the test results. OBJECTIVE: To validate a HRAM under ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: My 94-year-old father has been having trouble swallowing lately. He tries to expel any food by inducing himself to vomit, but it is very difficult. We looked up his esophagus symptoms, ...

Introduction Standard manometry studies diagnose oesophageal dysmotility in patients presenting with dysphagia on the basis of a small number of small volume water swallows. The association of ...