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University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Belfort Roxo 197/801, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Dr. Gerson Ricardo de Souza Domingues works in the University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Belfort Roxo 197/801, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a well-known  researher and one of his famous works are Subtypes of Achalasia Do Not Predict the Clinical Response of Pneumatic

Publications

• Research Article   
  Subtypes of Achalasia Do Not Predict the Clinical Response of Pneumatic
  Author(s): Viviane Fittipaldi*, Gerson Ricardo de Souza Domingues, Ana Teresa Pugas Carvalho, Rodrigo Sperling Torezani, Joaquim Prado Pinto de Moraes Filho and Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa
  
  Background: Achalasia is classified by high-resolution manometry into three subtypes, which are proposed to predict clinical outcome. Goals: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of achalasia subtypes after pneumatic dilation, their manometric and radiologic features. Results: Of the 53 patients, 07 (13%) were classified as subtype I, 44 (83%) as subtype II, and 2 (4%) as subtype III. Clinical response among the subtypes were similar: 7/7 (100%) subtype I, 39/44 (88,64%) subtype II and 2/2 (100%) subtype III. Forty-four patients were submitted to pre- and post-treatmenthigh-resolution manometry. The integrated relaxation pressure and the basal respiratory pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter were significantly lower after the treatment (p<0,001), with a similar d.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-8048.20.10.316

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