Publications by authors named "Audrey Hastier"
A brief esophageal dysphagia questionnaire (BEDQ) was recently developed in English to evaluate frequency and intensity of dysphagia. Our aim was to validate this questionnaire in French in a cohort of patients referred for esophageal manometry. Patients referred for esophageal high resolution manometry were offered to fill out different questionnaires including Eckart score, GERDQ score and BEDQ.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFValidation of the French version of the esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety scale.
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
March 2021
Introduction: An esophageal hypervigilance and anxiety scale (EHAS) was developed in English to assess the psychological process in patients with esophageal disorders. The aim of the current study was to validate this scale in French.
Patients And Methods: Patients referred for esophageal high resolution manometry (HRM) were offered to fill out different questionnaires including EHAS, Eckart score and gastro-esophageal reflux disease-questionnaire (GERDQ) score.
Background: Achalasia diagnosis requires elevated integrated relaxation pressure (IRP; manometric marker of lower esophageal sphincter [LES] relaxation). Yet, some patients exhibit clinical features of achalasia despite normal IRP and have LES dysfunction demonstrable by other means. We hypothesized these patients to exhibit equivalent therapeutic response compared to standard achalasia patients.
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- - The study aimed to investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and liver damage severity in 398 morbidly obese patients, particularly looking at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
- - Results showed that 20.6% of patients had non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with varying stages of fibrosis; lower vitamin D levels correlated with higher fibrosis severity but not with the presence of NASH itself.
- - The conclusion indicates that low 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels are not independently linked to liver damage in morbidly obese individuals with NAFLD, suggesting a complex relationship.
Background: Only a few recent reports have suggested a correlation between obesity and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of IBS in a prospective cohort of obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Nice Hospital (France).
Methods: One hundred obese patients were included prospectively before bariatric surgery.