Esophageal involvement in scleroderma: clinical, endoscopic, and manometric features.

Aim. To evaluate characteristics of esophageal involvement in scleroderma. Methods.

Esophageal dysmotility in scleroderma: a prospective study of 183 cases.

Aims: The goal of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of esophageal motor disorders in systemic sclerosis.

Patients And Methods: In 183 consecutive cases of scleroderma, as diagnosed by American College of Rheumatology criteria (1980). Patients' mean age was 40.

[Peptic esophageal strictures. Dilatation with the Eder-Puestow's olives system (author's transl)].

Esophageal dilatations under topical pharyngeal anesthesia with the Eder-Puestow's metallic olives system were performed 101 times on 30 patients presenting peptic strictures. This method uses first a metallic wire introduced into the esophagus and the stomach under endoscopic control. Then, the wire allows to guide dilatating olives through very tight strictures.