A Ezquerra-Durán, L Alcalá-González, I K Araujo, J Alcedo, J Serra, E Barba
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Abstract
Introduction: The causal relationship between chronic opioid use and esophageal motor dysfunction in symptomatic patients has not been established.
Methods: A prospective before-and-after multicenter study, including chronic active opioid patients referred for esophageal motility tests due to non-obstructive dysphagia.
Results: 37 patients were evaluated, 27 (73%) had criteria of opioid-induced esophageal dysfunction (OIED). In 19 patients who discontinued opioids for at least 7 days, esophageal motor disorders resolved in 10 (52.6%), accompanied by a clinical success response (defined as Eckardt ≤3) in 64.3%.
Discussion: Discontinuation of opioids is associated with clinical and esophageal motility improvement in up to half of the patients.
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Published on behalf of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), The American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG) stands as the foremost clinical journal in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. AJG offers practical and professional support to clinicians addressing the most prevalent gastroenterological disorders in patients.