Background The Chicago Classification ( CC ) of esophageal motility disorders, utilizing an
algorithmic scheme to analyze clinical high‐resolution manometry ( HRM ) studies, has …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although the diagnosis of achalasia hinges on demonstrating
impaired esophagogastric junction (EGJ) relaxation and aperistalsis, 3 distinct patterns of …

Background The Chicago Classification of esophageal motility was developed to facilitate
the interpretation of clinical high resolution esophageal pressure topography (EPT) studies, …

Clinical history, questionnaire data and response to antisecretory therapy are insufficient to
make a conclusive diagnosis of GERD in isolation, but are of value in determining need for …

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Medical Position Panel consisted
of the authors of the technical review, a community-based gastroenterologist (Stephen W…

Functional esophageal disorders represent processes accompanied by typical esophageal
symptoms (heartburn, chest pain, dysphagia, globus) that are not explained by structural …

Chicago Classification v4.0 (CCv4.0) is the updated classification scheme for esophageal
motility disorders using metrics from high‐resolution manometry (HRM). Fifty‐two diverse …

Prolonged esophageal acid clearance, found in some patients with esophagitis, can be
attributed in part to the peristaltic dysfunction observed in this population. In this study, we …

Background & Aims: The aim of the current study was to analyze the relationship between
obesity and the morphology of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) pressure segment using …

OBJECTIVE: In patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), esomeprazole, the S-isomer
of omeprazole, has demonstrated pharmacological and clinical benefits beyond …