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. 2016 Aug;28(8):1166-71.
doi: 10.1111/nmo.12814. Epub 2016 Mar 6.

Anatomic abnormalities are common potential explanations of manometric esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction

K DeLay  1 , G L Austin  2 , P Menard-Katcher  2
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Anatomic abnormalities are common potential explanations of manometric esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction

K DeLay et al. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) is an esophageal motility diagnosis associated with a myriad of conditions. The frequency of EGJOO attributed to anatomic causes compared to idiopathic causes is uncertain. Our study aims to identify the frequency of EGJOO and to compare these two groups.

Methods: We conducted a case-control study of high-resolution manometry (HRM) studies with a diagnosis of EGJOO performed at a single academic center. EGJOO cases were classified as anatomic (if any potential anatomic cause was identified) or idiopathic. Clinical and manometric characteristics of idiopathic EGJOO were compared with anatomic EGJOO cases.

Key results: Criteria for EGJOO were met in 11% of HRM studies. Ancillary studies revealed 21/32 EGJOO cases had potential anatomic causes with a hiatal hernia noted in 15/21 cases of anatomic EGJOO. Idiopathic EGJOO cases met Chicago Classification criteria for hypercontractile esophagus with greater frequency than anatomic cases (p = 0.01). The mean distal contractile integral was significantly greater for idiopathic cases compared to anatomic cases (p = 0.003). Treatments used for EGJOO were varied and usually successful in alleviating symptoms. Patients with anatomic EGJOO related to a hiatal hernia who underwent an antireflux operation did not develop dysphagia postoperatively.

Conclusions & inferences: EGJOO is a frequently encountered manometric diagnosis, commonly associated with anatomic abnormalities potentially explaining the EGJOO. These findings support current recommendations to pursue ancillary diagnostics to investigate cases of unexplained EGJOO. Cases of idiopathic EGJOO are more likely to have hypercontractility on HRM, possibly suggesting a primary esophageal motility disorder.

Keywords: Chicago classification; esophageal motility disorders; esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction; high-resolution manometry.

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