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Published on: August 11, 2023
Presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of oesophageal motility disorders
Piero Marco Fisichella1, Stewart R Carter, Lourdes Y Robles
1Swallowing Center, Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, United States. pfisichella@lumc.edu
Abstract:
Whilst the current treatment of achalasia is well understood, the management of other oesophageal disorders is still debated, as these are rare and the literature on their clinical presentation and management is scarce. The following review describes the clinical presentation of oesophageal motility disorders, gives an overview of their diagnosis in light of the new advances in oesophageal motility testing, and provides an evidence-based approach to their management with different forms of treatment (medical, endoscopic, and minimally invasive).
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