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Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

Diffuse Esophageal Spasm is a primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by uncoordinated, high-amplitude, prolonged contractions of the esophageal body that disrupt normal bolus transit, distinguishing it from other spastic esophageal disorders by its diffuse and non-peristaltic pattern.

219

Publications

9.6K

Citations

709

Authors

200

Institutions

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2017–2026

8

Variants

Distal Esophageal Spasm

Parents

Publications

219

Achalasia, Diffuse Esophageal Spasm, and Related Motility Disorders

G. Vantrappen, Jozef Janssens, Jan Hellemans et al. · Gastroenterology · 1979 · 270 citations

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Functional Esophagogastric Junction Obstruction with Intact Peristalsis: A Heterogeneous Syndrome Sometimes Akin to Achalasia

John R. Scherer, Monika A. Kwiatek, Nathanial J. Soper et al. · Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2009 · 207 citations · Full text

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Presbyesophagus: Esophageal Motility in Nonagenarians*

Konrad H. Soergel, F. Frank Zboralske, John R. Amberg · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1964 · 191 citations · Full text

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Diffuse Esophageal Spasm: A Reappraisal

Joel E. Richter · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1984 · 175 citations

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Clinical and Manometric Effects of Nitroglycerin in Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

Roy C. Orlando, Eugene M. Bozymski · New England Journal of Medicine · 1973 · 162 citations

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Authors

709

  1. MG
    Marco G. Patti

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    7 publications · 362 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. MB
    M. Bortolotti

    University of Bologna, Italy

    5 publications · 128 citations

    5

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  3. RD
    Robert D. Henderson

    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia

    5 publications · 205 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. FA
    Fernando A. M. Herbella

    Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

    5 publications · 163 citations

    5

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  5. JE
    J E Richter

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

    4 publications · 293 citations

    4

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Institutions

200

  1. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    918 citations

  3. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    820 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    156 citations

  5. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    186 citations

  6. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    613 citations

  7. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    445 citations

  8. Universidade Federal de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    351 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 37 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Digestive Diseases and Sciences

    13 publications · 515 citations

    13

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  3. Gastroenterology

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  4. Gut

    11 publications · 522 citations

    11

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  5. JAMA

    8 publications · 264 citations

    8

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