Publications by authors named "Eric Verdier"
Article Synopsis
- Initial symptoms resembled pseudoachalasia, which did not improve with endoscopic dilatation, but surgery alleviated the dysphagia by correcting a strangulated esophagus.
- After several months, symptoms returned despite repeated treatments, but a conservative approach using an endoscopic prosthesis successfully restored normal eating habits and resulted in a 10 kg weight gain over 30 months.
Aims: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is frequent in mechanically ventilated patients, often source of hemorragic or respiratory complications. The aim of this study was to determine promoting factors for acid reflux and to define the role of methods of ventilation and body position on reflux.
Methods: Fifteen patients with no history of GERD were included, following scheduled abdominal surgery.
Patterns of esophageal inhibition during swallowing, pharyngeal stimulation, and transient LES relaxation. Lower esophageal sphincter.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
February 2003
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation and esophageal body inhibition during different types of stimuli and their effects on acid reflux.
- Swallowing reliably relaxes the LES without causing reflux, while pharyngeal stimulation also relaxes the LES but does not affect the high-pressure zone or cause reflux.
- Gastric distension leads to transient LES relaxation (tLESR) and is linked to a significant occurrence of acid reflux, but LES relaxation alone is not enough to cause reflux on its own; they are independent yet can occur together.