Initial assessment of medical post-traumatic stress among patients with chronic esophageal diseases.
Tiffany H TaftDustin A CarlsonSara Hoffman MarcheseJohn E PandolfinoPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)
Preliminary evidence suggests medical PTS affects few patients with esophageal disease. However traumatic procedures, most often associated with HRM, significantly increase PTS symptoms. The potential impacts of medical PTS on esophageal patient assessment and outcomes are considerable and warrants further study.