2021
Chronic opioid use is associated with obstructive and spastic disorders in the esophagus
Sanchez MJ, Olivier S, Gediklioglu F, Almeida M, Gaeta M, Nigro M, de la Rosa R, Nguyen M, Lalehzari M, Regala F, Njei B, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Masoud A. Chronic opioid use is associated with obstructive and spastic disorders in the esophagus. Neurogastroenterology & Motility 2021, 34: e14233. PMID: 34532898, PMCID: PMC11152085, DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophagogastric junction outflow obstructionDistal esophageal spasmNon-opioid usersAchalasia type IIIIneffective esophageal motilityHigh-resolution manometryDistal latencyOpioid useEsophageal motilityOpioid usersMME groupChronic opioid effectsChronic opioid useDose of opioidsEsophageal motility disordersType IIIElectronic medical recordsManometric abnormalitiesSpastic disordersOpioid effectsOutflow obstructionEsophageal spasmMotility disordersRetrospective studyManometric results
2019
National Trends in Use of Opioid Drugs Among Cirrhosis-related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2004 to 2012
McCarty TR, Haque L, Njei B. National Trends in Use of Opioid Drugs Among Cirrhosis-related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2004 to 2012. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2019, 53: 78-79. PMID: 27984400, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000771.Peer-Reviewed Original Research