Gastrointestinal motility disorders have a wide range of symptoms and affect patients’ quality of life. With the advancement of endoscopy, the diagnostic and therapeutic roles of endoscopy in motility disorders… Click to show full abstract
Gastrointestinal motility disorders have a wide range of symptoms and affect patients’ quality of life. With the advancement of endoscopy, the diagnostic and therapeutic roles of endoscopy in motility disorders is becoming more significant. Endoscopy is necessary to rule out possible organic diseases in patients with suspected motility disorders and provide significant clues for their diagnosis. Moreover, interventional endoscopy may be a primary or alternative treatment option for selected patients with motility disorders, and it is becoming a promising field as new therapeutic applications are developed and utilized for various motility disorders. This review may provide suitable indications for the use of endoscopy in diagnosing and treating motility disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Journal Title: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
Year Published: 2023
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