Acute transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) augments esophageal contractility in patients with weak peristalsis

• Published in: Clinical transplantation Vol. 37; no. 9; p. e15005
• Main Authors: Amaris, Manuel A., Atkinson, Carl, Machuca, Tiago, Estores, David, Alakrad, Eyad, Rogers, Candice, Shahmohammadi, Abbas, Kukrety, Shweta P., Ayzengart, Alexander, Pipkin, Mauricio, Mindaugas, Rackauskas, Nandavaram, Sravanthi, Pelaez, Andres
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 05.05.2023
• Subjects: ineffective esophageal motility; chronic allograft dysfunction; lung transplantation; transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Lung transplantation (LTx) remains controversial in patients with absent peristalsis (AP) given the increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux (GER), and chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Furthermore, specific treatments to facilitate LTx in those with AP have not been widely described. Transcutan...