The inability to belch syndrome: A study using concurrent high-resolution manometry and impedance monitoring.
Renske A B Oude NijhuisJurjaan A SnellemanJac M OorsBoudewijn F KessingDerrek A HeuvelingJeroen M SchuitenmakerLiesbeth Ten CateAndreas J P M SmoutAlbert J BredenoordPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)
The results of this study underpin the existence of a syndrome characterized by an inability to belch and support the hypothesis that ineffective UES relaxation, with subsequent esophageal air entrapment, may lead to esophageal symptoms.