Medical treatment of esophageal motility disorders
Allescher H, Ravich W. Medical treatment of esophageal motility disorders. Dysphagia 1993, 8: 125-134. PMID: 8467720, DOI: 10.1007/bf02266993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal motility disordersEsophageal motor disordersMotility disordersMedical treatmentMotor disordersMajor esophageal motility disordersNon-cardiac chest painNonspecific esophageal motor disorderPrimary esophageal motility disorderEsophageal motility parametersGastroesophageal reflux diseaseDiffuse esophageal spasmUnclear clinical significanceReceptor-selective drugsChest painReflux diseaseEsophageal symptomsEsophageal spasmEsophageal contractilityClinical benefitHypopharyngeal diverticulumSuccessful treatmentEsophageal diseaseClinical significanceEsophageal pathophysiology