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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2016

Esophagogastric Junction Morphology and Distal Esophageal Acid Exposure.

Shunsuke Akimoto, Saurabh Singhal, Takahiro Masuda, Se Ryung Yamamoto, Wendy Jo Svetanoff, Sumeet K Mittal

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Shunsuke AkimotoDepartment of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68131, USA.
Saurabh SinghalCreighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix Campus), Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Takahiro MasudaCreighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix Campus), Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA.
Se Ryung YamamotoDepartment of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68131, USA.
Wendy Jo SvetanoffDepartment of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68131, USA.
Sumeet K MittalDepartment of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68131, USA. Sumeet.Mittal@DignityHealth.org.
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy · USCreighton University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Chicago classification has recently added a morphological subclassification for the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). Our aim was to assess the distal esophageal acid exposure in patients with this new Chicago EGJ-type IIIa and IIIb classification. STUDY

designFrom a prospectively collected high-resolution manometry (HRM) database, we identified patients who underwent 24-h pH study between October 2011 and June 2015 and were diagnosed with EGJ-type III based on HRM. Chicago EGJ-type III is defined as the inter-peak nadir pressure ≤gastric pressure and a lower esophageal sphincter (LES)-crural diaphragm (CD) separation >2 cm [IIIa-pressure inversion point (PIP) remains at CD level and IIIb-PIP remains at LES level]. We classified the patients into reflux group [DeMeester score >14.72 or Fraction time pH (<4) > 4.2 %] and non-reflux group based on 24-h pH study.

resultsFifty patients were identified that satisfied the study criteria, of which 37 patients (74 %) were EGJ-type IIIa. In those with EGJ-type IIIb, abdominal LES length (AL) in reflux group was significantly shorter than the non-reflux group (0.8 vs. 1.8, p < 0.05). EGJ-type IIIa patients showed significantly higher value for DeMeester score and Fraction time pH and more often had a positive pH study than EGJ-type IIIb patients (DeMeester score: 26.7 vs. 11.7, p < 0.05; Fraction time pH: 7.9 vs. 2.6, p < 0.05; positive pH study: 81.1 vs. 30.8 %, p < 0.001). Reflux was more common in LES-CD ≥ 3 cm than that in LES-CD < 3 cm (85 vs. 56.7 %, p < 0.05).

conclusionA subset of patients with >2-cm LES-CD separation (type IIIb) maintain a physiological intra-abdominal location of the EGJ and are less likely to have reflux. A LES-CD ≥ 3 cm seems to discern a hiatus hernia of clinical significance.

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Esophageal pH MonitoringManometryDiaphragmEsophageal Sphincter, LowerEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxHernia, HiatalHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SizeCrural diaphragmGastroesophageal reflux diseaseHiatal herniaHigh-resolution manometryLower esophageal sphincterPressure inversion point

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