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Improved Assessment of Bolus Clearance in Patients With Achalasia Using High-Resolution Impedance Manometry.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND & AIMS:Esophageal retention is typically evaluated by timed-barium esophagram in patients treated for achalasia. Esophageal bolus clearance can also be evaluated using high-resolution impedance manometry. We evaluated the associations of conventional and novel high-resolution impedance manometry metrics, esophagram, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in achalasia. METHODS:We performed a prospective study of 70 patients with achalasia (age, 20-81 y; 30 women) treated by pneumatic dilation or myotomy who underwent follow-up evaluations from April 2013 through December 2015 (median, 12 mo after treatment; range, 3-183 mo). Patients were assessed using timed-barium esophagrams, high-resolution impedance manometry, and PROs, determined from Eckardt scores (the primary outcome) and the brief esophageal dysphagia questionnaire. Barium column height was measured from esophagrams taken 5 minutes after ingestion of barium (200 mL). Impedance-manometry was analyzed for bolus transit (dichotomized) and with a customized MATLAB program (The MathWorks, Inc, Natick, MA) to calculate the esophageal impedance integral (EII) ratio. RESULTS:Optimal cut points to identify a good PRO (defined as Eckardt score of ?3) were esophagram barium column height of 3 cm (identified patients with a good PRO with 63% sensitivity and 75% specificity) and an EII ratio of 0.41 (identified patients with a good PRO with 83% sensitivity and 75% specificity). Complete bolus transit identified patients with a good PRO with 28% sensitivity and 75% specificity. Of the 25 patients who met these cut points for both esophagram barium column height and EII ratio, 23 (92%) had a good PRO. Of the 17 patients who met neither cut point, 14 (82%) had a poor PRO (Eckardt score above 3). CONCLUSIONS:In a prospective study of 70 patients with achalasia, we found EII ratio identified patients with good PROs with higher levels of sensitivity (same specificity) than timed-barium esophagram or impedance-manometry bolus transit assessments. The EII ratio should be added to achalasia outcome evaluations that involve high-resolution impedance manometry as an independent measure and to complement timed-barium esophagram.

SUBMITTER: Carlson DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5911237 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Improved Assessment of Bolus Clearance in Patients With Achalasia Using High-Resolution Impedance Manometry.

Carlson Dustin A DA   Beveridge Claire A CA   Lin Zhiyue Z   Balla Michelle M   Gregory Dyanna D   Tye Michael M   Ritter Katherine K   Kahrilas Peter J PJ   Pandolfino John E JE  

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 20180307 5


<h4>Background & aims</h4>Esophageal retention is typically evaluated by timed-barium esophagram in patients treated for achalasia. Esophageal bolus clearance can also be evaluated using high-resolution impedance manometry. We evaluated the associations of conventional and novel high-resolution impedance manometry metrics, esophagram, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in achalasia.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a prospective study of 70 patients with achalasia (age, 20-81 y; 30 women) treated b  ...[more]

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