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Abnormal peristalsis

MedGen UID:
713370
•Concept ID:
C1291045
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0030914

Definition

An anomaly of the wave-like muscle contractions of the digestive tract. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Congenital short bowel syndrome
MedGen UID:
1784105
•Concept ID:
C5441717
•
Disease or Syndrome
A rare intestinal disorder of neonates of unknown etiology. Patients are born with a short small bowel (less than 75 cm in length) that compromises proper intestinal absorption and leads chronic diarrhea, vomiting and failure to thrive.
See: Condition Record
Congenital short bowel syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Achalasia: Diagnosis, Management and Surveillance.
Pomenti S, Blackett JW, Jodorkovsky D
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2021 Dec;50(4):721-736. Epub 2021 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.07.001. PMID: 34717867
Ambulatory esophageal pH testing. Referral patterns, indication, and treatment in a Canadian teaching hospital.
Shoenut JP, Yaffe CS
Dig Dis Sci 1996 Jun;41(6):1102-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02088226. PMID: 8654141

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Small-bowel Obstruction in the Emergency Department.
Becker BA, Lahham S, Gonzales MA, Nomura JT, Bui MK, Truong TA, Stahlman BA, Fox JC, Kehrl T
Acad Emerg Med 2019 Aug;26(8):921-930. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/acem.13713. PMID: 30762916
Esophageal motor disorders are frequent during pre and post lung transplantation. Can they influence lung rejection?
Ciriza de Los Ríos C, Canga Rodríguez-Valcárcel F, de Pablo Gafas A, Castel de Lucas I, Lora Pablos D, Castellano Tortajada G
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2018 Jun;110(6):344-351. doi: 10.17235/reed.2018.5263/2017. PMID: 29421915
The effect of pneumatic dilation in management of postfundoplication dysphagia.
Sunjaya D, Podboy A, Blackmon SH, Katzka D, Halland M
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017 Jun;29(6) Epub 2017 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/nmo.13030. PMID: 28191710
Laparoscopic antireflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease after lung transplantation.
Fisichella PM, Davis CS, Gagermeier J, Dilling D, Alex CG, Dorfmeister JA, Kovacs EJ, Love RB, Gamelli RL
J Surg Res 2011 Oct;170(2):e279-86. Epub 2011 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.038. PMID: 21816422Free PMC Article
Esophageal dysmotility and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Diener U, Patti MG, Molena D, Fisichella PM, Way LW
J Gastrointest Surg 2001 May-Jun;5(3):260-5. doi: 10.1016/s1091-255x(01)80046-9. PMID: 11360049

Diagnosis

Achalasia: Diagnosis, Management and Surveillance.
Pomenti S, Blackett JW, Jodorkovsky D
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2021 Dec;50(4):721-736. Epub 2021 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.07.001. PMID: 34717867
Inverted Meckel's diverticulum: a case report.
Bains L, Bhatia R, Kaushik R, Lal P, Rajpaul G, Veerpal
J Med Case Rep 2021 May 22;15(1):264. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-02736-2. PMID: 34020701Free PMC Article
A Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Small-bowel Obstruction in the Emergency Department.
Becker BA, Lahham S, Gonzales MA, Nomura JT, Bui MK, Truong TA, Stahlman BA, Fox JC, Kehrl T
Acad Emerg Med 2019 Aug;26(8):921-930. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/acem.13713. PMID: 30762916
Esophageal motility in eosinophilic esophagitis.
Weiss AH, Iorio N, Schey R
Rev Gastroenterol Mex 2015 Jul-Sep;80(3):205-13. Epub 2015 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2015.05.005. PMID: 26275635
Esophageal dysmotility and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Diener U, Patti MG, Molena D, Fisichella PM, Way LW
J Gastrointest Surg 2001 May-Jun;5(3):260-5. doi: 10.1016/s1091-255x(01)80046-9. PMID: 11360049

Therapy

The effect of pneumatic dilation in management of postfundoplication dysphagia.
Sunjaya D, Podboy A, Blackmon SH, Katzka D, Halland M
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017 Jun;29(6) Epub 2017 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/nmo.13030. PMID: 28191710
Esophageal motility after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: the manometry should be preoperative examination routine?
Valezi AC, Herbella FA, Junior JM, de Almeida Menezes M
Obes Surg 2012 Jul;22(7):1050-4. doi: 10.1007/s11695-012-0613-4. PMID: 22453495
Effect of partial and total laparoscopic fundoplication on esophageal body motility.
Herbella FA, Tedesco P, Nipomnick I, Fisichella PM, Patti MG
Surg Endosc 2007 Feb;21(2):285-8. Epub 2006 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00464-006-0108-2. PMID: 17122978
Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in systemic sclerosis.
Wipff J, Allanore Y, Soussi F, Terris B, Abitbol V, Raymond J, Chaussade S, Kahan A
Arthritis Rheum 2005 Sep;52(9):2882-8. doi: 10.1002/art.21261. PMID: 16142744
Postobstructive enteropathy in infants with transient enterostomy: its consequences on the upper small intestinal functions.
Cezard JP, Aigrain Y, Sonsino E, Lambert N, Macry J, Grasset E, Weisgerber G, Navarro J
J Pediatr Surg 1992 Nov;27(11):1427-32. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90192-a. PMID: 1479504

Prognosis

Predictive value of transabdominal intestinal sonography in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study.
Gao T, Cheng MH, Xi FC, Chen Y, Cao C, Su T, Li WQ, Yu WK
Crit Care 2019 Nov 27;23(1):378. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2645-9. PMID: 31775838Free PMC Article
Esophageal motor disorders are frequent during pre and post lung transplantation. Can they influence lung rejection?
Ciriza de Los Ríos C, Canga Rodríguez-Valcárcel F, de Pablo Gafas A, Castel de Lucas I, Lora Pablos D, Castellano Tortajada G
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2018 Jun;110(6):344-351. doi: 10.17235/reed.2018.5263/2017. PMID: 29421915
The effect of pneumatic dilation in management of postfundoplication dysphagia.
Sunjaya D, Podboy A, Blackmon SH, Katzka D, Halland M
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017 Jun;29(6) Epub 2017 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/nmo.13030. PMID: 28191710
Importance of esophageal manometry and pH monitoring for the evaluation of otorhinolaryngologic (ENT) manifestations of GERD. A multicenter study.
Herbella FA, Andolfi C, Vigneswaran Y, Patti MG, Pinna BR
J Gastrointest Surg 2016 Oct;20(10):1673-8. Epub 2016 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3212-1. PMID: 27456014
The Whitaker test: 35 years on.
Lupton EW, George NJ
BJU Int 2010 Jan;105(1):94-100. Epub 2009 May 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08609.x. PMID: 19466950

Clinical prediction guides

A Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Small-bowel Obstruction in the Emergency Department.
Becker BA, Lahham S, Gonzales MA, Nomura JT, Bui MK, Truong TA, Stahlman BA, Fox JC, Kehrl T
Acad Emerg Med 2019 Aug;26(8):921-930. Epub 2019 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/acem.13713. PMID: 30762916
Esophageal motor disorders are frequent during pre and post lung transplantation. Can they influence lung rejection?
Ciriza de Los Ríos C, Canga Rodríguez-Valcárcel F, de Pablo Gafas A, Castel de Lucas I, Lora Pablos D, Castellano Tortajada G
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2018 Jun;110(6):344-351. doi: 10.17235/reed.2018.5263/2017. PMID: 29421915
The effect of pneumatic dilation in management of postfundoplication dysphagia.
Sunjaya D, Podboy A, Blackmon SH, Katzka D, Halland M
Neurogastroenterol Motil 2017 Jun;29(6) Epub 2017 Feb 12 doi: 10.1111/nmo.13030. PMID: 28191710
Importance of esophageal manometry and pH monitoring for the evaluation of otorhinolaryngologic (ENT) manifestations of GERD. A multicenter study.
Herbella FA, Andolfi C, Vigneswaran Y, Patti MG, Pinna BR
J Gastrointest Surg 2016 Oct;20(10):1673-8. Epub 2016 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3212-1. PMID: 27456014
The Whitaker test: 35 years on.
Lupton EW, George NJ
BJU Int 2010 Jan;105(1):94-100. Epub 2009 May 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08609.x. PMID: 19466950

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