Esophageal motor disorders in subjects with incidentally discovered Chagas disease: a study using high-resolution manometry and the Chicago classification

• Published in: Diseases of the esophagus Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 524 - 529
• Main Authors: Remes-Troche, J. M., Torres-Aguilera, M., Antonio-Cruz, K. A., Vazquez-Jimenez, G., De-La-Cruz-Patiño, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies, Protozoan - blood; Chagas disease; Chagas Disease - blood; Chagas Disease - complications; Chagas Disease - diagnosis; EJG outflow obstruction; Esophageal Motility Disorders - classification; Esophageal Motility Disorders - diagnosis; Esophageal Motility Disorders - parasitology; Esophageal Motility Disorders - physiopathology; Esophageal Sphincter, Upper - physiopathology; esophagus; Female; high-resolution manometry; Humans; hypocontractility; Incidental Findings; Male; Manometry; Middle Aged; Pressure; Prospective Studies; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma cruzi - immunology; Young Adult; USA, Illinois, Chicago; Chagas disease; high-resolution manometry; EJG outflow obstruction; hypocontractility; esophagus

Summary In patients with chronic indeterminate Chagas disease, conventional manometry has shown that 25–48% had esophageal motor disorders. Recently, esophageal high‐resolution manometry (HRM) has revolutionized the assessment of esophageal motor function. In this study, we performed esophageal HRM...