2006
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200604000-00009
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The relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms and achalasia

Abstract: Heartburn is common in patients with untreated and treated achalasia, but is a poor predictor of GORD. Such patients should always be investigated with a 24-h oesophageal pH study to clarify the presence of GORD.

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“…Unfortunately in many cases the diagnosis of achalasia is delayed. Clinical symptoms including heartburn and retrosternal pain can be observed in achalasia patients and these overlap with GERD symptoms [5].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Unfortunately in many cases the diagnosis of achalasia is delayed. Clinical symptoms including heartburn and retrosternal pain can be observed in achalasia patients and these overlap with GERD symptoms [5].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In our clinic, in the past 15 years we operated on 40 patients with achalasia and in 4 patients among them (10%) the etiologic role of reflux arose. Other reports showed that approximately 10-20% of untreated achalasia patients had abnormal acid exposure on pH monitoring [5][6][7]. Question rises how reflux can occur in untreated achalasia patients, as the two diseases represent opposite ends of abnormal LES function.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Symptoms do not allow a reliable differentiation between GERD and esophageal transit disturbances. Indeed, even in many patients with newly diagnosed achalasia, reflux symptoms are reported as the predominant symptoms [5]. Vice versa, about 40% of patients with GERD may report dysphagia [37].…”
Section: Antireflux Surgerymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The most important rationale is to exclude differential diagnoses, in particular major esophageal motility disturbances such as achalasia, distal esophageal spasm, and hypercontractile esophagus that may be responsible for the symptoms [5]. The Chicago Classification has been established internationally for the classification of these esophageal motor disorders using high-resolution manometry (HRM) and for the identification of normal swallowing ( fig.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Wie eingangs bereits dargestellt sind näm-lich selbst typische Refluxsymptome, wie Sodbrennen und Regurgitationen, nicht spezifisch, sondern kommen z. B. auch bei Achalasie vor [1]. Dieses Krankheitsbild kann wiederum mit einer erhöhten ösophagealen Säurebelastung und säure-oder stasebedingten Entzündungen einhergehen.…”
Section: öSophagusmanometrieunclassified