1. Empirical Dilation of Non-obstructive Dysphagia: Current Understanding and Future Directions.
- Author
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Al Saleh HA, Malikowski T, Patel DA, Ali IA, and Mahmood S
- Subjects
- Humans, Dilatation, Treatment Outcome, Manometry, Deglutition Disorders diagnosis, Deglutition Disorders etiology, Deglutition Disorders therapy
- Abstract
Non-obstructive dysphagia (NOD) is defined as symptomatic dysphagia in patients with negative endoscopic and radiographic workup. The management of NOD remains controversial as there is a discrepancy between different guidelines and clinical practice. Despite the lack of high-quality studies, empiric dilation for NOD is a common clinical practice among endoscopists and the approach varies between different clinical centers. In this review, we summarize the published literature on empiric dilation for NOD and propose a management algorithm for offering empiric dilation to patients presenting with dysphagia., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
- Published
- 2022
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