Treatment results
| Patient No | Treatment | Improvement |
|---|---|---|
| −, no improvement; +, mild improvement; ++, moderate improvement; +++, large improvement/symptom free. | ||
| tds, three times daily; qds, four times daily; bd, twice daily. | ||
| 1 | Cinnarizine | − |
| Cromoglycate | − | |
| Dilatation | − | |
| 2 | Cinnarizine | +++ |
| 3 | None | Spontaneous resolution |
| 4 | Myotomy | ++ |
| 5 | Cinnarizine | − |
| Chlorpheniramine | − | |
| Cromoglycate | − | |
| Corticosteroids | +++ | |
| Montelukast 10 mg tds | ++ | |
| 6 | Corticosteroids | +++ |
| Montelukast 10 mg qds | +++ | |
| 7 | Omeprazole | − |
| Dilatation | − | |
| Rabeprazole+Montelukast 10 mg qds | +++ | |
| 8 | Montelukast 10 mg tds | +++ |
| 9 | Cisapride+lanzoprazole | − |
| Montelukast 10 mg tds | +++ dysphagia, odynophagia remains | |
| 10 | Lanzoprazole | − |
| Montelukast 10 mg tds | +++ | |
| 11 | Montelukast 10 mg tds | +++ dysphagia, other symptoms remain |
| 12 | Omeprazole | − |
| Montelukast 10 mg bd | +++ | |