- Case Report
- A Case of Nutcracker Esophagus Combined with Hypertensive Lower Esophageal Sphincter
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Seong-Hun Kim, Ju-Suk Lee, Su-Eun Park, Sang-Ook Na, Jae-Hong Park
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(9):1288-1292. Published online September 15, 1998
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Nutcracker esophagus and hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter(LES) are primary esophageal motility disorders. Nutcracker esophagus have demonstrated distal esophageal contraction amplitude that exceeds the normal range(>160mmHg), without association abnormalities of the esophageal contraction wave, or lower esophageal sphinter relaxation. The criteria for diagnosing hypertensive LES take the mean LES pressure >45mmHg, LES relaxation >75% and normal peristalsis, which is a poorly... |
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