Clinical Characteristics of Esophageal Motility Disorders in Patients With Heartburn
CONCLUSIONS: The results of our study indicate that different EMDs have distinct characteristics. Cigarette smoking and high body mass index were associated with esophageal hypermotility. Assessment of the dysphagia symptom scores may help identify patients with EMDs.PMID:34642275 | PMC:PMC8521463 | DOI:10.5056/jnm20131
Source: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Satsuki Takahashi Tomoaki Matsumura Tatsuya Kaneko Mamoru Tokunaga Hirotaka Oura Tsubasa Ishikawa Ariki Nagashima Wataru Shiratori Naoki Akizue Yuki Ohta Atsuko Kikuchi Mai Fujie Keiko Saito Kenichiro Okimoto Daisuke Maruoka Tomoo Nakagawa Makoto Arai Jun Source Type: research
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