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Esophageal manometry findings in patients with refractory symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder. High-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) and 24-h pH study help to properly evaluate GERD patients. The aim of the present study was to classify patients with refractory GERD symptoms into various groups based on endoscopic and physiological testing. The present study is a retrospective analysis of patients referred for HREM and 24-h pH recording between 2019 and 2021. We included all adult patients (age > 18 years) who were referred for evaluation of refractory GERD symptoms. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings, HREM, and 24-h pH findings were noted. Patients were divided into erosive reflux disease (ERD), non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), reflux hypersensitivity (RH), and functional heartburn (FH) based on test results. Demographic details and HREM parameters were compared in the four groups. Statistics used are one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Chi-squared tests. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. A total of 144 patients were included—NERD (56, 38.9%), ERD (42, 29.2%), RH (28, 19.5%), and FH (18, 12.5%). Age (p 0.74), and sex distribution (p 0.47), and symptom profile (p 0.12) were similar. The presence of type 2/3 esophagogastric junction (EGJ) morphology was commoner in ERD and NERD (p <0.001). Moreover, the esophagogastric junction contractile integral (EGJ-CI) and basal inspiratory pressures were significantly lower in these two groups (p<0.05). EGJ-CI was low in 32 cases of ERD (76.2%), 41 cases with NERD (73.2%), 7 cases with RH (25%), and 3 cases with FH (16.7%), respectively (p-value < 0.00001). FH and RH account for 32% of cases with refractory GERD symptoms. Impaired EGJ function was  more common in ERD and NERD patients compared to FH and RH patients.

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Jain, M. Esophageal manometry findings in patients with refractory symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Indian J Gastroenterol 41, 508–512 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-022-01259-y

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