Esophageal Motility Disorders
"Esophageal Motility Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disorders affecting the motor function of the UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; the ESOPHAGUS body, or a combination of these parts. The failure of the sphincters to maintain a tonic pressure may result in gastric reflux of food and acid into the esophagus (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX). Other disorders include hypermotility (spastic disorders) and markedly increased amplitude in contraction (nutcracker esophagus).
| Descriptor ID |
D015154
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Motility Disorders- Esophageal Motility Disorders
- Disorder, Esophageal Motility
- Disorders, Esophageal Motility
- Esophageal Motility Disorder
- Motility Disorder, Esophageal
- Motility Disorders, Esophageal
- Esophageal Dysmotility
- Dysmotilities, Esophageal
- Dysmotility, Esophageal
- Esophageal Dysmotilities
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Motility Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Esophagitis and esophageal motor abnormalities in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries. Paraplegia. 1993 Jun; 31(6):384-92.
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Secondary esophageal contractions are abnormal in chronic alcoholics. Dig Dis Sci. 1992 Apr; 37(4):517-22.
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Esophageal motor disorder in alcoholics: result of alcoholism or withdrawal? Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1990 Aug; 14(4):561-7.
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Ethanol-induced esophageal motor disorder: development of an animal model. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1990 Feb; 14(1):76-81.