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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation ,Av. Brasil, 4365 –Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

Dr. Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa works in Department of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation ,Av. Brasil, 4365 –Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a well-known researcher in field of Internal Medicine. One of his renowned work is 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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