1. Is it necessary to perform a morphological assessment for an esophageal motility disorder? A retrospective descriptive study
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Cloé Charpentier, Julien Recton, Fabien Wuestenberghs, Chloé Melchior, Charlotte Desprez, Elise van der Eecken, Sabrina Sidali, Anne Marie Leroi, Olivier Touchais, Guillaume Gourcerol, Sofya Latrache, Nutrition, inflammation et dysfonctionnement de l'axe intestin-cerveau (ADEN), Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UNIROUEN - UFR Santé (UNIROUEN UFR Santé), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie [CHU Rouen], Hôpital Charles Nicolle [Rouen]-Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-CHU Rouen, Normandie Université (NU), Service de physiologie digestive, urinaire, respiratoire et de l'exercice [CHU Rouen], CHU Rouen, Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Hôpital Charles Nicolle [Rouen], Centre d'Investigation Clinique [CHU Rouen] (CIC Rouen), Hôpital Charles Nicolle [Rouen]-CHU Rouen, Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UCL - SSS/IREC/GAEN - Pôle d'Hépato-gastro-entérologie, and UCL - (MGD) Service de gastro-entérologie
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Endoscopic ultrasound ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Etiology ,Manometry ,Esophageal motility disorders ,Achalasia ,Endoscopic ultrasonography ,Endosonography ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Occult malignancy ,[SDV.MHEP.PHY]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Tissues and Organs [q-bio.TO] ,Humans ,Esophageal Motility Disorders ,Esophagogastric junction ,Tomography ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Hepatology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Gastroenterology ,Retrospective cohort study ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,3. Good health ,Esophageal Achalasia ,Esophageal motility disorder ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Esophagogastric Junction ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
Background Esophageal motility disorders are most often of primary origin but may be secondary to an occult malignancy or another etiology. High-resolution esophageal manometry cannot differentiate between secondary or primary origin. This study aimed at discussing the usefulness of a morphological assessment in the diagnosis of specific esophageal motility disorders, and to establish the predictive factors of a potential secondary origin. Methods In this retrospective study, patients with suspected esophageal motility disorders who underwent an esophageal manometry were included. High-resolution manometry results were interpreted according to the Chicago Classification, 3rd version. The results of endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography, assessed by a panel of experts, allowed to diagnose a secondary origin. Key Results Out of 2138 patients undergoing manometry, 502 patients had a esophageal motility disorder suspect to be from secondary origin; among them 182 patients underwent tomography or endoscopic ultrasound. According to experts, 16 patients (8.8%) had a secondary esophageal motility disorder: esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (n = 7), jackhammer disorder (n = 4), achalasia (n = 3) and localized pressurization (n = 2). The etiology was malignant in 8 patients. Predictive factors suggesting potential secondary esophageal motility disorders were smoking, age ≥ 58 years and an Integrated Relaxation Pressure higher than 10 mmHg for water swallows. Conclusion and Inferences Esophageal motility disorders with organic origin are not uncommon. A morphological assessment using endoscopic ultrasonography and/or computed tomography may be of use to diagnose a secondary origin, especially in the elderly and smokers.
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- 2021
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