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[Anorectal motility in systemic scleroderma].

T Frieling1, P Enck, G Bremer

  • 1Universität Düsseldorf, Medizinische Klinik.

Zeitschrift Fur Gastroenterologie
|November 1, 1988
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Systemic sclerosis significantly alters esophageal and anorectal motility. Esophageal and anorectal manometry effectively detect these differences, distinguishing patients from healthy individuals.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Rheumatology
  • Physiology

Context:

  • Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) is a multisystem autoimmune disease.
  • Gastrointestinal involvement, particularly esophageal and anorectal dysfunction, is common in PSS.
  • Objective assessment of motility disturbances is crucial for understanding disease impact.

Purpose:

  • To prospectively compare esophageal and anorectal motility in patients with PSS versus healthy controls.
  • To evaluate the sensitivity of esophageal and anorectal manometry in identifying PSS-related motility abnormalities.
  • To determine if manometry can differentiate PSS patients from normal subjects.

Summary:

  • Seven patients with PSS underwent esophageal and anorectal manometry, compared to 22 and 9 healthy controls, respectively.

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  • Patients with PSS showed significant differences in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) function, including resting pressure, relaxation amplitude/duration, and incomplete relaxations.
  • Anorectal motility alterations in PSS patients included decreased resting pressure, maximal squeeze pressure, and sphincter relaxation amplitude.

    • Impact:

    • Esophageal and anorectal manometry are sensitive tools for detecting gastrointestinal motility disturbances in systemic sclerosis.
    • These manometric findings can help differentiate PSS patients from healthy individuals.
    • The study highlights the utility of manometry in assessing the gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis.