Open AccessEffects of Acotiamide on the Esophageal Motility Function in Patients with Esophageal Motility Disorders: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Kazumasa Muta,
Eikichi Ihara,
Keita Fukaura,
Osamu Tsuchida,
Toshiaki Ochiai,
Kazuhiko Nakamura
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
digestion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1421-9867
pISSN - 0012-2823
DOI - 10.1159/000447010
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , peristalsis , achalasia , esophagus
Acotiamide is a newly developed prokinetic drug that is clinically used to treat functional dyspepsia (FD). The objective of this study was to assess the therapeutic effects of acotiamide in patients with esophageal motility disorders (EMDs).
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