Esophageal motility in the elderly
| Autor: | T. Ali Khan, James F. Lind, B. W. Shragge, John S. Crispin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Aging Physiology Manometry Asymptomatic Gastroenterology Esophagus Swallowing Internal medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Humans Peristalsis Aged business.industry Stomach Reflux General Medicine Hepatology Middle Aged Deglutition medicine.anatomical_structure Female Esophagogastric Junction medicine.symptom business Esophageal motility |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of digestive diseases. 22(12) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9211 |
| Popis: | The effect of age on motor function of the esophagus was studied manometrically by comparing 49 asymptomatic subjects over 60 years of age with 43 similar subjects under 40 years of age. The resting pressures and the responses to deglutition were recorded in the esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter (LES), and the stomach. Significant differences in motility patterns were seen between the two age groups. Although the pressures in the LES were similar in the two groups, the LES response to deglutition was inadequate in 17.8% of swallows in those over 60 years of age and in only 5.9% in those under 40 years (P |
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