Are There Any Motility Disturbances in Eosinophilic Esophagitis?
Savio Reddymasu, MD, Mojtaba Olyaee, MD, Paul Hyman, MD, Daniel Buckles, MD, Scott Grisolano, MD, Richard McCallum, MD., *Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS and Pediatrics, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.Purpose: To identify manometric patterns of the esophagus in a series of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) in an effort to explain any motility contributions to their dysphagia.Methods: 10 patients (9 males) with EE (>20 eosinophils/hpf on the proximal esophageal biopsy) underwent manometric evaluation of the esophagus using the water perfused catheter system. The criteria for a normal esophageal manometry (EM) exam were: a) Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure of 15–35 mmHg, and b) >/= 80% of contractions being peristaltic after wet swallows, with a normal range of contraction amplitude between 50–150 mmHg. Demographic data and clinical history for each of these patients was also obtained.Results: Mean age of the patients was
