Clinical characteristics and manometric findings of esophageal achalasia—A systematic review regarding differences among three subtypes

R Katsumata, N Manabe, H Sakae… - Journal of Smooth …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Esophageal achalasia is classified into three subtypes according to manometric findings.
Since several factors, including clinical characteristics and treatment response, have been …

Endoluminal Procedures and Devices for Esophageal Tract Investigation: A Critical Review

G Spreafico, M Chiurazzi, D Bagnoli, S Emiliani… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diseases of the esophageal tract represent a heterogeneous class of pathological
conditions for which diagnostic paradigms continue to emerge. In the last few decades …

A mechanics-based perspective on the function of the esophagogastric junction during functional luminal imaging probe manometry

G Elisha, S Halder, S Acharya, DA Carlson… - … and Modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is located at the distal end of the esophagus and acts
as a valve allowing swallowed food to enter the stomach and preventing acid reflux …

Assessing mechanical function of peristalsis with functional lumen imaging probe panometry: Contraction power and displaced volume

S Halder, JE Pandolfino, PJ Kahrilas… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims The distal contractile integral (DCI) quantifies the contractile
vigor of primary peristalsis on high‐resolution manometry (HRM), whereas no such metric …

A mechanics-based perspective on the pressure-cross-sectional area loop within the esophageal body

G Elisha, S Halder, DA Carlson, PJ Kahrilas… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Plotting the pressure-cross-sectional area (P-CSA) hysteresis loops within the
esophagus during a contraction cycle can provide mechanistic insights into esophageal …

Pumping patterns and work done during peristalsis in finite-length elastic tubes

S Acharya, W Kou, S Halder… - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Balloon dilation catheters are often used to quantify the physiological state of peristaltic
activity in tubular organs and comment on their ability to propel fluid which is important for …

A mechanics-based perspective on the function of human sphincters during functional luminal imaging probe manometry

G Elisha, S Halder, DA Carlson… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) is used to measure cross-sectional area (CSA) and
pressure at sphincters. It consists of a catheter surrounded by a fluid filled cylindrical bag …

Estimation of mechanical work done to open the esophagogastric junction using functional lumen imaging probe panometry

S Acharya, S Halder, DA Carlson… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
In this study, we quantify the work done by the esophagus to open the esophagogastric
junction (EGJ) and create a passage for bolus flow into the stomach. Work done on the EGJ …

Peristaltic regimes in esophageal transport

G Elisha, S Acharya, S Halder, DA Carlson… - … and modeling in …, 2023 - Springer
A FLIP device gives cross-sectional area along the length of the esophagus and one
pressure measurement, both as a function of time. Deducing mechanical properties of the …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis of dysphagia: high resolution manometry & EndoFLIP

B Cha, KW Jung - The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 - kjg.or.kr
Esophageal motility disorders were re-defined when high-resolution manometry was
employed to better understand their pathogenesis. Newly developed parameters including …