Brazilian magnetic capsules may expand access to gastrointestinal motility testing without radiation, but clinical validation ...

All patients underwent esophageal manometry and 24 h esophageal pH monitoring at the Gastrointestinal Motility Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, ...

Esophageal manometry is an outpatient test used to identify problems with movement and pressure in the esophagus that may lead to problems like heartburn. The esophagus is the "food pipe" leading from ...

Researchers have designed a new device that could offer a cheaper and easier-to-manufacture alternative to existing diagnostics for GI dysmotility, inspired by the ancient Incan technology of quipu, ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine ...

The findings follow recent data suggesting that esophageal dysmotility may be associated with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which often presents with dysphagia. Their findings follow recent data ...