CHEST PAIN OF ESOPHAGEAL ORIGIN AND NONOBSTRUCTIVE DYSPHAGIA

In patients with angina-like noncardiac chest pain and dysphagia occur ring in the absence of structural esophageal lesions, disordered esoph ageal function may be the cause of the symptoms. Specialized esophagea l function tests are often required to detect these. This paper summar izes the recently reported new findings on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of noncardiac chest pain and nonobstructive dysphagia.