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12-06-2023 | Acupuncture | SSAT Poster Presentation

Esophageal Motility in Patients with Achalasia After Acupuncture

Authors: Felipe M. Vieira, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Daniel H. Habib, Marco G. Patti

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 9/2023

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Some studies have assessed the effect of acupuncture on gastrointestinal motility¹; however, Eastern studies frequently do not adopt rigid protocols based on sham acupuncture to avoid the placebo effect. The effect of acupuncture on esophageal motility is still elusive due to the lack of studies with adequate methodology. A previous study by our group showed that acupuncture significantly decreases lower esophageal sphincter (LES) resting pressure in healthy volunteers.² This finding led to the hypothesis that acupuncture could be useful in achalasia patients by decreasing the functional obstructions determined by the non-relaxing LES. …

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Title: Esophageal Motility in Patients with Achalasia After Acupuncture
Authors: Felipe M. Vieira
Fernando A. M. Herbella
Daniel H. Habib
Marco G. Patti
Publication date: 12-06-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Acupuncture
Achalasia
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 9/2023
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-023-05744-3

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