Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Rooney KP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7554071 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 20200411 5
Achalasia is a disorder of impaired lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and failed peristalsis traditionally characterized by manometry.<sup>1</sup> As impaired LES relaxation is a mechanism of reduced esophagogastric junction (EGJ) opening, abnormally reduced EGJ distensibility assessed with functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) was reported among patients with untreated achalasia.<sup>2-5</sup> Therefore, we aimed to describe the performance characteristics of EGJ opening parameters ...[more]