title: Esophageal motility disorders.
abstract: The diagnosis of esophageal motility disorders has been greatly enhanced with the development of high-resolution esophageal manometry studies and the Chicago Classification. Both hypomotility disorders and hypercontractility disorders of the esophagus have new diagnostic criteria. For the foregut surgeon, new diagnostic criteria for esophageal motility disorders have implications for decision-making during fundoplication and may expand the role of surgical therapy for esophageal achalasia by clarifying diagnostic criteria.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic Florida, Department of Surgery, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. Electronic address: bowers.steven@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bowers
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Achalasia; Esophageal motility; Fundoplication; High-resolution manometry; Peristalsis; Spastic motility disorder