Esophageal motility

Upper gastrointestinal tumors Esophageal motility disorder... 

Esophageal motility is decreased by opioid agonists in both the proximal striated and distal smooth muscle portions. This effect appears to be mediated by mu opioid receptors in rats [70] or kappa opioid receptors in guinea pigs [71],... 

Reflux esophagitis has been reported in patients taking clozapine (179). It has been speculated that reduced esophageal motility was the mechanism (180). 

A total of 27 subjects vas tested with prostlgmlne as a part of the esophageal motility studies. Seven (7) subjects were selected for review, representing approximately 26% of the test group. Selections were based upon the following criteria ... 

The esophageal motility studies (EFP) were performed by the subjects before and after administration of the drug. Ch levels were also determined in many of the subjects. One subject developed severe cramps In the abdomen, necessitating termination of the study (AllB). All other subjects reportedly tolerated all procedures very well. 

A.E. Moten, J. Russo, A. Relationship between esophageal motility and transit in patients with type i diabetes mel- 43. litus. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 1999, 94 (11), 3150-3157. 

Esophageal motility disorders Gastroduodenal motor activity... 

Thanks to the advancement of cardiac MRI, ultra-fast sequences with high temporal resolution are available on state of the art MR scanners. These sequences are represented by cine GRE sequence and dne-truFISP sequences that enables the evaluation of both esophageal motility and gastric-empty. 

Panebianco V, Habib FI, Tomei E (2006b) Initial experience with magnetic resonance fluoroscopy in the evaluation of esophageal motility disorders. Comparison with manometry and barium fluoroscopy. Eur Radiol 16(9) 1926-1933... 

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