Clinical features and long-term outcomes of lower esophageal sphincter-dependent and lower esophageal sphincter-independent jackhammer esophagus.

Allon KahnMohanad T Al-QaisiRobert A ObeidDavid A KatzkaKarthik M RaviFrancisco C RamirezMichael D CrowellMarcelo F Vela

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2018)

Our findings suggest that LD-JHE and LI-JHE are clinically indistinguishable and thus support existing diagnostic criteria. Furthermore, our long-term follow-up data suggest that JHE, irrespective of LES involvement, may improve without treatment. Further study is needed to clarify which patients merit therapeutic intervention.

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