Ravinder Mittal

As many as 30-50% of the patients referred to the tertiary care center with dysphagia symptoms have normal endoscopy, barium esophagram, and high-resolution manometry and are classified as functional dysphagia.The reason for their symptoms remains unknown and management is challenging…

The speakers in this session will provide insights into cutting edge technological advances being applied to basic science and translational research of gastrointestinal diseases…

INTRODUCTION: About 16% of the US population experiences dysphagia symptoms, but only half of them seek medical attention. Standard diagnostic tests involve X-ray barium swallow and endoscopy with biopsy…

Hysteresis is a known property of all materials; it refers to the variability in the relationship between stress force and strain over repeated cycles of loading and unloading, i.e., repeated distension. Hysteresis is known to affect the biomechanical properties of esophageal wall…