Esophageal motility disorder

Esophageal motility disorder
Other namesEsophageal dysmotility (ED)
Diagnostic methodEsophageal motility study
Functional Lumen Imaging Probe
Treatmenttreatment depends on cause

An esophageal motility disorder (EMD) is any medical disorder resulting from dysfunction of the coordinated movement of esophagus, which causes dysphagia (i.e. difficulty in swallowing, regurgitation of food).[1]

Primary motility disorders are:[1]

An esophageal motility disorder can also be secondary to other diseases.[1] For example, it may be a result of CREST syndrome, referring to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud syndrome, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Goyal, Manjeet; Nagalli, Shivaraj (2023), "Esophageal Motility Disorders", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32965826, retrieved 2023-10-20
  2. ^ Winterbauer RH (1964). "Multiple telangiectasia, Raynaud's phenomenon, sclerodactyly, and subcutaneous calcinosis: a syndrome mimicking hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia". Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital 114: 31–83. PMID 14171636.