title: A comparative study of esophageal and anorectal motility in myotonic dystrophy.
abstract: Myotonic dystrophy may be associated with visceral abnormalities involving smooth muscle, the pathogenesis of which is not clear. Our aim was to evaluate the involvement of smooth and striated muscles at both ends of the gastrointestinal tract. Esophageal and anorectal manometric studies were performed in 13 patients and healthy controls. There was a correlation between: (1) the resting pressure in the upper esophageal sphincter and in the lower anal canal, (2) the amplitude and the coordination of contraction primary waves in the proximal and in the distal esophagus, and (3) the resting pressure in the higher anal canal and in the lower one. These results suggest that both ends of the gastrointestinal tract are disturbed in a similar fashion, both quantitatively and qualitatively and that there is a relationship between smooth and striated visceral muscle involvement in myotonic dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Service de rééducation fonctionnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Caen, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lecointe-Besancon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Devroede
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chevrollier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lebeurier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Congard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arhan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000503:physiopathology; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010528:Peristalsis; D012007:Rectum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012044:Regression Analysis