Anxiety can significantly explain bolus perception in the context of hypotensive esophageal motility: Results of a large multicenter study in asymptomatic individuals.
Daniel CisternasC ScheerensT OmariH MonrroyA HaniA LeguizamoC BilderA DitarantoA Ruiz de LeónJ Pérez de la SernaM A ValdovinosR CoelloL AbrahaoJ Remes-TrocheA MeixueiroM A ZavalaI MarinJ SerraPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)
Bolus perception is less common than abnormal motility among healthy individuals. Neither esophageal motor function nor bolus dynamics evaluated with several techniques seems to explain differences in bolus perception. Different mechanisms seem to be relevant in different manometric patterns. Anxiety is a significant predictor of bolus perception in the context of hypotensive motility.