Fass R, Winters GF. Evaluation of the Patient With Noncardiac Chest Pain: Is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or an Esophageal Motility Disorder the Cause? MedGenMed 3(4), 2001 [formerly published ...

The distribution of esophageal motility disorders in patients presenting with non-GERD-related NCCP has been scarcely investigated. In a commonly cited study, 255 (28%) of 910 NCCP patients ...

In this instance, the motor pattern is one of generally low-amplitude pressure waves consistent with "ineffective" peristalsis.

Medtronic announced it has received CE Mark approval for its Endoflip 300 impedance planimetry system to measure pressure and ...