在高分辨率测量仪上的缺席收缩现象中识别阿哈拉西亚:患病率,预测因素和治疗结果

Parth Patel1, Benjamin D Rogers1,2, Arvind Rengarajan1

  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

概括

高分辨率测量仪 (HRM) 显示不存在收缩性,可能表明阿哈拉西亚. 这项研究发现,超过10%的缺乏收缩能力的患者患有秋拉西亚,这凸显了进一步诊断测试的必要性.

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