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Esophageal emptying in achalasia quantitated by a radioisotope technique

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Delayed esophageal emptying of a radiolabeled meal distinguished symptomatic achalasia patients from asymptomatic controls. Esophageal emptying of the isotope meal significantly improved in ten achalasia patients after pneumatic dilation, and in one patient after surgical myotomy. The emptying curve in some patients after treatment simulated that of control subjects. Quantitation of esophageal emptying by a radiolabeled meal is a physiologic test that may be useful in evaluating results of therapy for achalasia.

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  1. Gastroenterology and Nuclear Medicine Services, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Box 317, 20012, Washington, DC

    Robert Gross MD,  Lawrence F. Johnson MD & Robert J. Kaminski MD

  2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Box 317, DC20012, Bethesda, Washington, Maryland

    Robert Gross MD,  Lawrence F. Johnson MD & Robert J. Kaminski MD

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The views espressed herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

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Gross, R., Johnson, L.F. & Kaminski, R.J. Esophageal emptying in achalasia quantitated by a radioisotope technique. Digest Dis Sci 24, 945–949 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01311951

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