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3826028

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Questionnaires were sent to 119 patients with noncardiac chest pain, all of whom had previous detailed esophageal evaluations in which 63 were diagnosed as having pain from the esophagus. Mean follow-up period was 21.8 months. Patients diagnosed as having an esophageal etiology of their noncardiac chest pain usually continued to have recurrent pain. Furthermore, a specific diagnosis did not significantly increase the likelihood of pain resolution. However, patients who understood that the esophagus was the source of their pain were significantly less likely to feel disabled by their pain and to require continued physician evaluation. This finding was independent of any treatment program. This study emphasizes the importance of a careful evaluation of the esophagus as a potential source of pain and clearly communicating this information to the patient.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term follow-up of symptomatic status of patients with noncardiac chest pain: is diagnosis of esophageal etiology helpful?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article