Ultrasonographic study of gastric accommodation in patients with Barrett's oesophagus and erosive oesophagitis

Background: Following a meal proximal gastric relaxation enable the stomach to maintain a low balanced pressure and adapt its volume to the size of the ingested meal. Patients with GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease are known to have delayed gastric emptying. Enhanced postprandial distension facilitates gastroesophageal reflux events and generates symptoms via stimulation of subcardiac receptors. The aim of this study was to investigate the gastric accommodation in patients with moderate erosive esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus in relation to the symptoms generated by a test meal. Patients and methods: Twenty-on…