2021
Heterogeneity of primary and secondary peristalsis in systemic sclerosis: A new model of “scleroderma esophagus”
Carlson DA, Prescott JE, Germond E, Brenner D, Carns M, Correia CS, Tetreault M, McMahan ZH, Hinchcliff M, Kou W, Kahrilas PJ, Perlman HR, Pandolfino JE. Heterogeneity of primary and secondary peristalsis in systemic sclerosis: A new model of “scleroderma esophagus”. Neurogastroenterology & Motility 2021, 34: e14284. PMID: 34709690, PMCID: PMC9046463, DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution manometryIneffective esophageal motilitySecondary peristalsisSystemic sclerosisFLIP panometryAbsent contractilityContractile responseDistensibility indexFunctional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) panometryEsophagogastric junction distensibility indexPattern of contractilityEGJ-DIScleroderma esophagusEsophageal dysmotilityReflux severitySSc patientsClinical outcomesEsophageal motilityManometric diagnosisPrimary peristalsisMotor abnormalitiesNormal peristalsisEsophageal functionChicago ClassificationPatients
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