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Clinical and manometric findings in benign peptic strictures of the esophagus.

To determine the possible factors that may contribute to the development of peptic stricture of the esophagus, clinical and manometric features were compared in patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux and those with peptic strictures of the esophagus. Patients with stricture were older and had a longer duration of heartburn than patients without a stricture. Most importantly, patients with stricture had a more marked decrease in lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, 4.9 +/- 0.5 mm Hg, than patients without a stricture, 7.5 +/- 0.6 mm Hg, P less than 0.01. The LES pressure in all patients with stricture was below 8 mm Hg, and did not overlap with normal values. Patients with stricture had either a nonspecific motor abnormality of aperistalsis (64%), compared to patients with symptomatic reflux (32%), P less than 0.05. Thus, peptic stricture of the esophagus is commonly associated with a long duration of reflux symptoms in patients with a very low LES pressure and esophageal motor disorder.

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