In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Temara Hajjat talk to Dr. Ajay Kaul about the evaluation and management of children with esophageal achalasia and esophageal motility disorders. We review the diagnostic tools available to evaluate esophageal motility including functional luminal impedance planimetry (FLIP), compare the treatment options available to children with esophageal achalasia, and discuss the importance of multicenter pediatric research. Dr. Kaul is the Director of the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Center at Cincinnati Children's and Professor in the University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics.
Register and submit abstracts for the 2nd World Congress on Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility (PNM2023) here at the congress website!
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Produced by: Peter Lu
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