title: Esophageal motor and sensory disorders: presentation, evaluation, and treatment.
abstract: Esophageal motor and sensory disorders are relatively rare conditions in the general population and afflicted patients are often initially misdiagnosed as having gastroesophageal reflux disease. Tests for these disorders have imperfect gold standards and are adjuncts to sound diagnostic reasoning. Treatments are palliative and have not been rigorously evaluated for some disorders. Symptoms and complications from disease progression and relapse are common, so that patients need continued follow-up.
authors.affiliation: GI Manometry Laboratory, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. bmassey@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Benson T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Massey
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry; D010277:Parasympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011312:Pressure; D011379:Prognosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010277:Parasympathomimetics