ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH SJOGRENS-SYNDROME

Authors
PALMA R FREIRE A FREITAS J MORBEY A COSTA T SARAIVA F QUEIROS F CARVALHINHOS A
Citation
R. Palma et al., ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH SJOGRENS-SYNDROME, Digestive diseases and sciences, 39(4), 1994, pp. 758-761
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Digestive diseases and sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
01632116
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
758 - 761
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-2116(1994)39:4<758:EMDIPW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Esophageal motility was studied in 21 patients with Sjogren's syndrome , and in 25 normal volunteers, in order to record the prevalence and t ype of esophageal motor abnormalities. Esophageal motor abnormalities were detected in seven of the 21 patients (33.3%). These esophageal ab normalities did not correlate with the presence of dysphagia, the extr aglandular involvement, or the presence of autoantibodies.