Changes in esophageal motility and transit after a stroke
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https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.2024.v32.16590Keywords:
Stroke, Esophagus, Esophageal diseases, Deglutition, Deglutition disordersAbstract
Introduction. Stroke is a frequent cause of neurogenic dysphagia, more importantly causing functional and clinical impairments in the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing. However, the disease may affect esophageal function as well. Objective. Review of esophageal changes described in patients who had a stroke. Method. The study reviewed articles from 1990 to 2022 in PubMed that assessed esophageal motility and esophageal transit in patients who had a stroke. Results. The review found increased non-peristaltic esophageal contractions, longer esophageal transit, decreased peristalsis proportion in patients with dysphagia than in those without it, longer esophageal clearance, esophageal retention, and retrograde flow. These changes became less frequent with time after the stroke. Conclusion. Stroke may affect esophageal transit and contraction, taking more non-peristaltic contractions and longer for the bolus to pass through the esophagus. These changes became less frequent with time after the stroke.
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Accepted 2024-06-06
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