Clinical and manometric findings in benign peptic strictures of the esophagus |
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Authors: | George Ahtaridis MD William J Snape Jr MD Dr Sidney Cohen MD |
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Institution: | (1) Gastrointestinal Section of the Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Graduate Hospital, 3400 Spruce Street, 19104 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Abstract: | To determine the possible factors that may contribute to the development of peptic stricture of the esophagus, clinical and manometric features were compared in patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux and those with peptic strictures of the esophagus. Patients with stricture were older and had a longer duration of heartburn than patients without a stricture. Most importantly, patients with stricture had a more marked decrease in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, 4.9±0.5 mm Hg, than patients without a stricture, 7.5±0.6 mm Hg, P<0.01. The LES pressure in all patients with stricture was below 8 mm Hg, and did not overlap with normal values. Patients with stricture had either a nonspecific motor abnormality or aperistalsis (64%), compared to patients with symptomatic reflux (32%), P<0.05. Thus, peptic stricture of the esophagus is commonly associated with a long duration of reflux symptoms in patients with a very low LES pressure and esophageal motor disorder. |
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