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8337002

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-23
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the frequency and severity of esophagitis and esophageal dysmotility in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), 46 males with chronic SCI completed a questionnaire regarding gastrointestinal symptomatology. Eleven of these patients subsequently underwent upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy with esophageal biopsies and 10 of the 11 also had esophageal motility studies. A significantly higher percentage of SCI patients experienced heartburn (SCI 61%; controls (C) 40%), esophageal chest pain (SCI 33%; C 6.4%), and intermittent dysphagia (SCI 30%; C 8.5%). Forty-five percent of SCI patients had endoscopic evidence of mild esophagitis, and 91% of them had histologic evidence of esophagitis. SCI patients had low amplitude, slowly propagating abnormal (double-peaked) peristatic esophageal contractions. We conclude that SCI patients experience significantly more esophageal symptoms than controls. They have a higher incidence of esophagitis and esophageal motor abnormalities. The clinical relevance of these abnormalities remains to be evaluated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0031-1758
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
384-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Esophagitis and esophageal motor abnormalities in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article