Fig. 29.1 Gastroparesis in a patient with diabetes . Left posterior oblique view of the stomach from a single-contrast upper GI examination shows a flaccid, mildly dilated stomach. There was…
Basic questions I: Dysphagia Does food get stuck in your throat while you eat? Where do you feel food sticking throat/thorax/stomach? Does food come back into your throat/mouth after you…
Fig. 35.1 Sagittal section of pelvic anatomy demonstrating pelvic musculature and puborectalis “sling” around the sphincters. (Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved)…
Fig. 25.1 Two-channel gastric pacing prototype device pulse generator (black box) is attached to external wires in a patient with refractory GP. These external wires stimulate electrodes that were surgically…
Intrathoracic etiologies Airways Asthma Nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB) Chronic bronchitis Bronchiectasis Tracheobronchial malacia Obstructive sleep apnea Drug induced: ACEI, sitagliptin Inhaled medications Chronic exposure to environmental and occupational irritants Bronchogenic…
Fig. 33.1 Normal small bowel follow through The small bowel follow through is performed for a wide variety of clinical problems. Along with CT enterography and MR enterography (see below),…
Fig. 1.1 Schematic representation of etiology proposed to underlie the different achalasia phenotypes Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO) is a condition characterized by HRM findings of impaired EGJ function but,…
Fig. 27.1 Chronic H. pylori gastritis. The arrow points to the chronic inflammatory exudate. Courtesy of Timothy Wallace, MD Fig. 27.2 H. pylori gastritis: immunological stain for H. pylori. The…
Fig. 10.1 A diagnostic algorithm for NERD in patients on PPI treatment based on Rome IV criteria (adapted from [12]) Fig. 10.2 A diagnostic algorithm for NERD in patients off…
Motility disorder Contractility pattern Associated features Conventional manometry [5] Distal esophageal spasm >10% simultaneous contractions • Intermittent normal peristalsis • Spontaneous contractions • Repetitive contractions • Multi-peaked contractions Nutcracker esophagus Elevated mean distal wave…
