Background/Aim: To determine the roles of gastroesophageal acid reflux (GER) and esophageal dysmotility on typical and atypical GERD symptoms. Methods: Two hundred thirty-six patients (159 females ...

In addition, esophageal dysmotility has been reported to be associated with bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine. [32] Thus, patients with esophageal dysmotility may also have airway ...

There is no reliable treatment for ineffective esophageal motility (IEM), a disorder caused by failed smooth-muscle contraction that is common in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.