2018
Normal Values of Esophageal Distensibility and Distension-Induced Contractility Measured by Functional Luminal Imaging Probe Panometry
Carlson DA, Kou W, Lin Z, Hinchcliff M, Thakrar A, Falmagne S, Prescott J, Dorian E, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino JE. Normal Values of Esophageal Distensibility and Distension-Induced Contractility Measured by Functional Luminal Imaging Probe Panometry. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2018, 17: 674-681.e1. PMID: 30081222, PMCID: PMC6360138, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.07.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive antegrade contractionsEGJ-DIFLIP panometryDistensibility plateauAntegrade contractionsEsophageal contractilityEsophagogastric junctionEsophageal distensibilityAsymptomatic volunteersClinical practiceFunctional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) panometryEGJ-distensibility indexSedated upper endoscopyTime of endoscopyProximal esophageal bodyRAC patternUpper endoscopyDistal esophagusEosinophilic esophagitisEsophageal bodyNormal findingsProspective studyEsophageal diseaseDistal bodyHealthy individuals
2014
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