Prakash C, Clouse R E
Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 1999 Jul;15(4):339-46. doi: 10.1097/00001574-199907000-00012.
A consolidation of ideas regarding the pathogenesis and management of esophageal motor disorders occurred over the past year. The development and application of diagnostic techniques has stimulated new thinking about the events responsible for peristalsis and has provided novel avenues for studying mechanisms of symptom production. Achalasia remains the most investigated and understood motor disorder, and the year's research focused heavily on management approaches for this important condition. Other topics addressed in this review include proximal esophageal symptoms and disorders, spastic disorders, and esophageal hypomotility.
过去一年里，有关食管运动障碍发病机制及治疗的观点得到了整合。诊断技术的发展与应用激发了人们对蠕动相关事件的新思考，并为研究症状产生机制提供了新途径。贲门失弛缓症仍是研究最多、了解最深入的运动障碍，本年度的研究主要集中在这一重要病症的治疗方法上。本综述涉及的其他主题包括食管近端症状与疾病、痉挛性疾病以及食管动力不足。
