High-Resolution Impedance Manometry Metrics of the Esophagogastric Junction for the Assessment of Treatment Response in Achalasia

Dustin A. Carlson, Zhiyue Lin, Peter J. Kahrilas, Joel Sternbach, Eric S. Hungness, Nathaniel J. Soper, Michelle Balla, Zoe Listernick, Michael Tye, Katherine Ritter, Jenna Craft, Jody D. Ciolino, John E. Pandolfino

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES:We aimed to evaluate the value of novel high-resolution impedance manometry (HRIM) metrics, bolus flow time (BFT), and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) contractile integral (CI), as well as EGJ pressure (EGJP) and the integrated relaxation pressure (IRP), as indicators of treatment response in achalasia.METHODS:We prospectively evaluated 75 patients (ages 19-81, 32 female) with achalasia during follow-up after pneumatic dilation or myotomy with Eckardt score (ES), timed-barium esophagram (TBE), and HRIM. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves for good symptomatic outcome (ES≤3) and good radiographic outcome (TBE column height at 5 min<5 cm) were generated for each potential predictor of treatment response (EGJP, IRP, BFT, and EGJ-CI).RESULTS:Follow-up occurred at a median (range) 12 (3-291) months following treatment. A total of 49 patients had good symptomatic outcome and 46 had good radiographic outcome. The area-under-the-curves (AUCs) on the ROC curve for symptomatic outcome were 0.55 (EGJP), 0.62 (IRP), 0.77 (BFT) and 0.56 (EGJ-CI). The AUCs for radiographic outcome were 0.64 (EGJP), 0.48 (IRP), 0.73 (BFT), and 0.65 (EGJ-CI). Optimal cut-points were determined as 11 mm Hg (EGJP), 12 mm Hg (IRP), 0 s (BFT), and 30 mm Hg•cm (EGJ-CI) that provided sensitivities/specificities of 57%/46% (EGJP), 65%/58% (IRP), 78%/77% (BFT), and 53%/62% (EGJ-CI) to predict symptomatic outcome and 57%/66% (EGJP), 57%/41% (IRP), 76%/69% (BFT), and 57%/66% (EGJ-CI) to predict radiographic outcome.CONCLUSIONS:BFT, a novel HRIM metric, provided an improved functional assessment over manometric measures of EGJP, IRP, and EGJ-CI at follow-up after achalasia treatment and may help direct clinical management.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1702-1710
Number of pages9
JournalAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume111
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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