Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common clinical disease associated with
upper gastrointestinal motility disorders. Recently, with improvements in living standards …

Abstract Background and Purpose Ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) is the most
frequently diagnosed esophageal motility abnormality and characterized by diminished …

Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common chronic disorder of the
gastrointestinal tract, affecting more than 50% of Americans. The development of GERD may …

Background Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) is a modern surgical anti-reflux
technique with proven efficacy and low postoperative morbidity in patients with acidic reflux …

Background The most recent update of the Chicago Classification (CCv4. 0) attempts to
provide a more clinically relevant definition for ineffective esophageal motility (IEM). The …

Background Anti-reflux surgery in the setting of preoperative esophageal dysmotility is
contentious due to fear of persistent long-term dysphagia, particularly in individuals with an …

Introduction: Impedance planimetry with the endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe
(FLIP) has been used to measure the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) tightness, the …

Background Most existing literature studies reported that laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) is
safe in the setting of ineffective or weak peristalsis. However, the effect of the wrap on …

Background Patients with scleroderma often suffer from dysphagia and gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD). Partial fundoplication is a validated anti‐reflux procedure for GERD …

Foregut surgery is often complicated by postoperative dysphagia. Preoperative esophageal
manometry has been used to counsel patients and to guide choice of operation to minimize …