Session 2

 

Sunday, September 3
8:00 – 10:00 am

Room 3

 

 

Neuro-physiology of the esophagus

 

Chairs: Sutep Gonlachanvit (Thailand) – Hans Gregersen (Denmark-China)

Discussant: Larry Miller (USA)

 

The Esophagus-brain-esophagus axis

• The brain-esophagus axis. Mark Fox (Switzerland)
• How can evoked brain potentials advance our understanding of the esophagus-brain axis?
  Dag Arne Hoff (Norway)
• What are the characteristics of esophageal afferents in humans? Donald O. Castell (USA)

• What are the compensatory neurophysiological mechanisms for impaired esophageal mucosal defense?
  C. Prakash Gyawali (USA)

Multimodal stimulation and sensitization

• How do we best study mechano-sensitive afferents in humans? Dag Arne Hoff (Norway)
• What does distension and other types of stimulations studies reveal about esophageal efficacy and neurophysiological mechanisms? Hans Gregersen (Denmark-China)
• Do compensatory neurophysiological mechanisms exist for impaired esophageal transport?
  Barry McMahon (Ireland)
• Stimulation of protective factors in saliva. Jerzy Sarosiek (USA)

 

The aging esophagus and diseases

• Why is esophagus function impaired in elderly and which symptoms does the impairment cause?
  Barry McMahon (Ireland)

• What is the clinical impact of sensitization of esophageal afferents? Richard W. McCallum (USA)
• How are swallowing and respiration coordinated in elderly and in pulmonary diseases?
  Sutep Gonlachanvit (Thailand)