Case Report
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2014; 20(4): 1114-1118
Published online Jan 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i4.1114
Table 1 Complaints of the 58-year-old woman before treatment, in 2 mo after treatment, and the 79-year-old woman (modificated Eckardt score)
SymptomScore by frequency of symptoms
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The 58-year-old woman before treatmentDysphagia to solidsNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Dysphagia to liquidsNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Active regurgitationNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Passive regurgitationNoneOccasionallyDailyAfter each meal
Spastic chest painNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Burning chest painNoneOccasionallyDailyAfter each meal
Weight loss, kgNone< 55-10> 10
Nocturnal coughNoneMonthlyWeeklyEach night
Nocturnal dyspneaNoneMonthlyWeeklyEach night
HiccupNoneMonthlyWeeklyDaily
The 58-year-old woman in 2 mo after treatmentDysphagia to solidsNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Dysphagia to liquidsNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Active regurgitationNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Passive regurgitationNoneOccasionallyDailyAfter each meal
Spastic chest painNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Burning chest painNoneOccasionallyDailyAfter each meal
Weightoss, kgNone< 55-10> 10
Nocturnal coughNoneMonthlyWeeklyEach night
Nocturnal dyspneaNoneMonthlyWeeklyEach night
HiccupNoneMonthlyWeeklyDaily
The 79-year-old womanDysphagia to solidsNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Dysphagia to liquidsNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Active regurgitationNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Passive regurgitationNoneOccasionallyDailyAfter each meal
Spastic chest painNoneOccasionallyDailyEach meal
Burning chest painNoneOccasionallyDailyAfter each meal
Weight loss, kgNone< 55-10> 10
Nocturnal coughNoneMonthlyWeeklyEach night
Nocturnal dyspneaNoneMonthlyWeeklyEach night
HiccupNoneMonthlyWeeklyDaily