Advances in the Evaluation and Management of Esophageal Disease of Systemic Sclerosis
Carlson DA, Hinchcliff M, Pandolfino JE. Advances in the Evaluation and Management of Esophageal Disease of Systemic Sclerosis. Current Rheumatology Reports 2014, 17: 475. PMID: 25475597, PMCID: PMC4343525, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-014-0475-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic sclerosisEsophageal diseaseAbnormal esophageal acid exposureGastroesophageal reflux disease treatmentSymptoms of heartburnEsophageal acid exposureProton pump inhibitorsEsophageal dysmotilityPump inhibitorsGERD managementObjective findingsReflux monitoringClinical characterizationEndoscopic ultrasoundAcid exposureImpedance planimetryDiagnostic testingDiseaseDisease treatmentSclerosisPatientsTreatmentDysmotilityHeartburnDysphagia