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The irritable oesophagus--a frequent cause of angina-like pain.
- Source :
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Lancet (London, England) [Lancet] 1987 May 30; Vol. 1 (8544), pp. 1232-4. - Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- 33 patients with angina-like chest pain of oesophageal origin were investigated. In 8 (24%) the pain proved to be related to oesophageal motor disorders unaccompanied by gastro-oesophageal reflux; in 12 (36%) acid reflux contributed to chest pain; but in the remaining 13 (40%) identical chest pain episodes were due to various mechanisms including reflux without motor disorders, motor disorders without reflux, motor disorders without reflux but with positive acid-perfusion test, and acid reflux without motility disorders but with positive edrophonium-stimulation test. These data strongly suggest that the mechanism of pain in these patients is related to irritability of the oesophagus.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0140-6736
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 8544
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Lancet (London, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2884370
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(87)92686-9