Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
"Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hypermotility disorder of the ESOPHAGUS that is characterized by spastic non-peristaltic responses to SWALLOWING; CHEST PAIN; and DYSPHAGIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D015155
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119.500.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse- Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
- Diffuse Esophageal Spasms
- Esophageal Spasms, Diffuse
- Spasm, Diffuse Esophageal
- Spasms, Diffuse Esophageal
- Spasm, Esophageal
- Esophageal Spasm
- Esophageal Spasms
- Spasms, Esophageal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse" by people in Profiles.
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Distal Esophageal Spasm: A Review. Am J Med. 2018 09; 131(9):1034-1040.
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Functional aspects of distal oesophageal spasm: the role of onset velocity and contraction amplitude on bolus transit. Dig Liver Dis. 2012 Jul; 44(7):569-75.
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Esophageal spasm. Ear Nose Throat J. 2011 Nov; 90(11):516.
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Review article: oesophageal spasm - diagnosis and management. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 May 15; 23(10):1393-402.
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Symptom and function heterogenicity among patients with distal esophageal spasm: studies using combined impedance-manometry. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Mar; 101(3):464-9.
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Diffuse esophageal spasm: not diffuse but distal esophageal spasm (DES). Dig Dis Sci. 2003 Jul; 48(7):1380-4.
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Classification of oesophageal motility abnormalities. Gut. 2001 Jul; 49(1):145-51.
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Cerebral potentials evoked by oesophageal distension in patients with non-cardiac chest pain. Gut. 1992 Mar; 33(3):298-302.
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Diffuse esophageal spasm. A rare motility disorder not characterized by high-amplitude contractions. Dig Dis Sci. 1991 Aug; 36(8):1025-8.
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Diffuse esophageal spasm: radiographic and manometric correlation. Radiology. 1989 Mar; 170(3 Pt 1):807-10.