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Scharitzer M, Pokieser P, Ekberg O. Oesophageal fluoroscopy in adults-when and why? Br J Radiol 2024; 97:1222-1233. [PMID: 38547408 PMCID: PMC11186568 DOI: 10.1093/bjr/tqae062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Oesophageal fluoroscopy is a radiological procedure that uses dynamic recording of the swallowing process to evaluate morphology and function simultaneously, a characteristic not found in other clinical tests. It enables a comprehensive evaluation of the entire upper gastrointestinal tract, from the oropharynx to oesophagogastric bolus transport. The number of fluoroscopies of the oesophagus and the oropharynx has increased in recent decades, while the overall use of gastrointestinal fluoroscopic examinations has declined. Radiologists performing fluoroscopies need a good understanding of the appropriate clinical questions and the methodological advantages and limitations to adjust the examination to the patient's symptoms and clinical situation. This review provides an overview of the indications for oesophageal fluoroscopy and the various pathologies it can identify, ranging from motility disorders to structural abnormalities and assessment in the pre- and postoperative care. The strengths and weaknesses of this modality and its future role within different clinical scenarios in the adult population are discussed. We conclude that oesophageal fluoroscopy remains a valuable tool in diagnostic radiology for the evaluation of oesophageal disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martina Scharitzer
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Teaching Center, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Inga Marie Nilssons gata 49, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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Koyama K, Anno T, Takenouchi H, Kimura T, Kaku K, Kaneto H. Case Report: Repeated esophageal obstruction in a patient with type 3C diabetes mellitus. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1225385. [PMID: 37576980 PMCID: PMC10420082 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1225385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Although diabetic neuropathy is a well-known cause of gastrointestinal motility disorders, it is rare that diabetic neuropathy brings about esophageal obstruction. Here, we report a case with Type 3C diabetes mellitus (DM) lasting over 15 years and repeated esophageal obstruction resulting in chicken-meat-induced esophageal obstruction and candidiasis. This case highlights the importance of management of DM to prevent the development of complications such as diabetic neuropathy and associated symptoms.
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- Katsumasa Koyama
- Department of General Internal Medicine 1, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine 1, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
- Department of Diabetic Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine 1, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine 1, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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Portincasa P, Bonfrate L, Wang DQH, Frühbeck G, Garruti G, Di Ciaula A. Novel insights into the pathogenic impact of diabetes on the gastrointestinal tract. Eur J Clin Invest 2022; 52:e13846. [PMID: 35904418 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Type 2 and type 1 diabetes are common endocrine disorders with a progressively increasing incidence worldwide. These chronic, systemic diseases have multiorgan implications, and the whole gastrointestinal (GI) tract represents a frequent target in terms of symptom appearance and interdependent pathophysiological mechanisms. Metabolic alterations linked with diabetic complications, neuropathy and disrupted hormone homeostasis can lead to upper and/or lower GI symptoms in up to 75% of diabetic patients, with multifactorial involvement of the oesophagus, stomach, upper and lower intestine, and of the gallbladder. On the other hand, altered gastrointestinal motility and/or secretions are able to affect glucose and lipid homeostasis in the short and long term. Finally, diabetes has been linked with increased cancer risk at different levels of the GI tract. The presence of GI symptoms and a comprehensive assessment of GI function should be carefully considered in the management of diabetic patients to avoid further complications and to ameliorate the quality of life. Additionally, the presence of gastrointestinal dysfunction should be adequately managed to improve metabolic homeostasis, the efficacy of antidiabetic treatments and secondary prevention strategies.
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- Piero Portincasa
- Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Genetics, Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain Metabolic Research Laboratory, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), ISCIII, Pamplona, Spain.,Obesity and Adipobiology Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplants, Unit of Endocrinology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Syrine G, Mariem MK, Hend K, Imed L. Relationship Between Esophageal Motility Disorders and Autonomic Nervous System in Diabetic Patients: Pilot North African Study. Am J Mens Health 2022; 16:15579883221098588. [PMID: 35562861 PMCID: PMC9112418 DOI: 10.1177/15579883221098588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Little attention has been given to esophageal disorders in diabetes mellitus. Pathophysiology of esophageal motility disorders (EMD) in patients with diabetes mellitus is multifactorial. The aims of the present study were: (a) to evaluate the prevalence of EMD in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and (b) to determine the relationship between EMD and autonomic neuropathy as assessed by heart rate variability (HRV). All the patients completed a questionnaire about diabetes characteristics and gastrointestinal symptoms. Conventional esophageal manometry was performed in all patients. HRV was measured in three different situations (Lying Position 1, standing position, and Lying Position 2). The temporal and frequency domain parameters were considered for analysis. The prevalence of EMD in our patients was 60.5% (n = 23). Low score physical activity was significantly more frequent in patients with EMD (p = .03). There was an increase in sympathetic activity represented by the low frequency (LF) parameter (p = .027) in the presence of EMD. Whereas parasympathetic modulation of heart rate represented by the high frequency (HF) parameter (p = .027) was declined in patients with EMD compared to those without. The LF/HF ratio was significantly higher (p = .002) in patients with EMD. EMD were prevalent in diabetes mellitus and were associated to autonomic nervous system dysfunction predominantly at the parasympathetic component.
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- Gallas Syrine
- Research Laboratory, "Technologies et Imagerie Médicale" (LR12ES06), Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.,Department of Nervous System Exploration, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Research Laboratory, "Technologies et Imagerie Médicale" (LR12ES06), Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.,Department of Nervous System Exploration, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.,Research Laboratory, "Heart Failure" (LR12SP09), Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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Mahfouz R, Barchuk A, Obeidat AE, Mansour MM, Hernandez D, Darweesh M, Aldiabat M, Al-Khateeb MH, Yusuf MH, Aljabiri Y. The Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in Inpatient Settings: A Nationwide Study. Cureus 2022; 14:e22810. [PMID: 35399477 PMCID: PMC8980249 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.22810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Several studies identified a link between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). GERD is a condition in which acid reflux from the stomach to the esophagus causes troublesome symptoms. On the other hand, OSA is defined as a sleep-related breathing disorder in which airflow significantly decreases or ceases due to upper airway obstruction, leading to arousal from sleep. OSA was found to be associated with GERD. In this study, we aim to study the characteristics and concurrent risk factors associated with GERD and OSA in a large population-based study. Methods: Patients with the diagnosis of GERD were extracted from the National Inpatient Database (NIS) for the years 2016 to 2019. Patients' age, gender, race, and hospital information, including region and bed size, were extracted and considered as baseline characteristics. The comorbidities included are hypertension (HTN), atrial fibrillation (AFib), congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension (PHTN), obesity, and smoking. Patients younger than 18 years old were excluded from this study. Results: Out of 22,677,620 patients with the diagnosis of GERD, 12.21% had a concurrent diagnosis of OSA (compared to 4.79% in patients without GERD, p-value <0.001). The mean age of patients with GERD and OSA was 64.47 years vs 65.42 years in patients without OSA (p-value <0.001). The GERD and OSA group had almost identical gender distribution compared to the GERD only group, as it was predominantly female patients. The white and black races were slightly more prevalent in the GERD and OSA group compared to the GERD only group. Regarding comorbidities, the prevalence of obesity was more clear in the GERD and OSA group. It was noted that the group of patients who carry a diagnosis of GERD and OSA have more prevalence of diabetes (DM), hypertension (HTN), obesity, atrial fibrillation (Afib), congestive heart failure (CHF), and pulmonary hypertension (PHTN). Patients with GERD and OSA were 21% less likely to be older than 65 years rather than younger (95% CI: 0.79-0.8, p-value <0.001), 35% less likely to be females (95% CI: 0.65-0.65, p-value <0.001), and 22% less likely to be non-white (95% CI: 0.77-0.8, p-value <0.001). Obesity was found to be the strongest association with this population, followed by PHTN, CHF, DM, HTN, Afib, and lastly smoking. Conclusion: Patients with GERD and OSA were found more likely to be female, white, living in the southern part of the United States, obese, diabetes mellitus type 2, and being active smokers.
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- Ratib Mahfouz
- Internal Medicine, Kent Hospital/Brown University, Warwick, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA
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- Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA
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- Internal Medicine, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC) Lincoln Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC) Lincoln Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC) Lincoln Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYCHHC) Lincoln Medical Center, New York, USA
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Muroi K, Miyahara R, Funasaka K, Furukawa K, Sawada T, Maeda K, Yamamura T, Ishikawa T, Ohno E, Nakamura M, Kawashima H, Onoue T, Arima H, Hirooka Y, Fujishiro M. Comparison of High-Resolution Manometry in Patients Complaining of Dysphagia among Patients with or without Diabetes Mellitus. Digestion 2021; 102:554-562. [PMID: 32906118 DOI: 10.1159/000510081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Dysphagia is a common symptom that occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). There have been few prospective observational studies on esophageal motility disorders in DM using high-resolution manometry (HRM). This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of esophageal motility disorders using HRM in patients with dysphagia and compare them between DM and non-DM patients. METHODS Patients with dysphagia were prospectively recruited between October 2018 and July 2019. Patients (n = 89) underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy and HRM and completed the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) questionnaire. Manometry parameters and motility disorder classifications were compared between DM and non-DM patients. We also investigated the differences in clinical backgrounds and questionnaire scores among DM patients with normal and abnormal manometry results. RESULTS A higher prevalence of esophageal motility disorder was observed in DM patients (60%, 21/35) compared to non-DM patients (29.6%, 16/54) (p = 0.001). The prevalence of minor disorders such as ineffective esophageal motor disorder and fragmented peristalsis was significantly higher (45 vs. 11%), and the distal contractile integral, integrated relaxation pressure, and contractile front velocity values were lower in the DM group. Among DM patients, those with abnormal esophageal motility had a significantly higher prevalence of neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy, as well as higher reflux or constipation scores on the GSRS, than those with normal results. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with dysphagia, the frequency of minor esophageal motility disorders was higher in DM patients than in non-DM patients. Abnormal esophageal motility related to poor esophageal clearance was associated with higher prevalence of diabetic complications.
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- Koichi Muroi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan,
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Lin J, Liu G, Duan Z. The mechanism of esophagus dysmotility in diabetes and research progress of relating treatments. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 15:919-927. [PMID: 34156876 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2021.1945921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Introduction: Esophagus dysmotility is a crucial risk factor of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which is one of the most common diseases in digestive medicine globally. This review emphasizes the mechanisms of esophagus dysmotility in diabetes and summarizes more targeted treatments for these patients to avoid the overuse of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).Areas covered: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a clear factor that must not be neglected in the development of GERD. Previous studies have preliminarily researched the esophagus deterioration in diabetes. However, the multi-faceted mechanisms of esophagus dysmotility in diabetes need more studies. Besides, targeted treatments for these patients rather than conventional PPIs are urgently needed.Expert opinion: The treatments for GERD patients with diabetes should be further explored. Pharmacological approaches such as prokinetic agents, psychotherapy can be adopted. Meanwhile, it's feasible to explore non-drug treatments. For example, Electroacupuncture (EA) at Zusanli (ST-36) may be effective to protect the networks of intestinal cells of Cajal (ICCs) in diabetes. More effective approaches should be explored to achieve individualized treatment for these patients.
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- Jiarong Lin
- The Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL, USA
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- The Second Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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