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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2018

The Esophageal Manometry with Gas-perfused Catheters.

Sven Höhne, Martin Arndt, Viola Hesse

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sven HöhneMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, 06120, Halle, Ernst-Grube Street 40, Germany.
Martin ArndtMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Operative and Conservative Medicine in Children and Adolescents, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Laboratory of Function Diagnostic, Halle, Germany.
Viola HesseMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Operative and Conservative Medicine in Children and Adolescents, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Laboratory of Function Diagnostic, Halle, Germany.
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DE

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Abstract

backgroundThe well-established methods for esophageal manometry have some disadvantages: the-water-perfused catheters needs calibration by gravity and measuring in supine position, and the solid-state catheters are very expensive. Manometry using gas-perfused catheters is a suitable alternative. There have been only a few publications about this. OBJECTIVES AND

methodsThe results for esophageal manometry in 1700 patients were retrospectively analyzed based on the clinical reports and the manometry data. The gas-perfusion manometry was critically assessed.

resultsThe mean age was 54 years. The indications for esophageal manometry were GER symptoms in 58.5% (pathological DeMeester score in 41.8%), dysphagia in 12.4%, and already known achalasia in 8.9%. Motility disorders could be found in 40% of the patients with GER symptoms (51% of the patients with pathological DeMeester score), and in 88% of achalasia patients. The resting LES pressure was 8.9±5.94 mmHg with GER symptoms, 16.4±12.79 mmHg without GER symptoms, and 26.8±14.03 mmHg with achalasia. The relaxation LES pressure was 20.0±10.93 mmHg in achalasia patients, and 8.3±5.77 mmHg in the others.The gas-perfusion manometry was well tolerated by all patients without any serious complications. DISCUSSION: Manometry using gas-perfused catheters is an easy to handle and inexpensive method to investigate the esophageal motility. The suitability of gas perfusion with helium for esophageal manometry depends on physical and technical requirements, such as a constant gas flow, a dead space in the transducer, and the catheter being as small as possible. In consideration of this, the detection of the pressure changing in swallowing acts is excellent. The measured LES pressures are generally lower than with other methods like with water-perfused or solid-state catheters, possibly because of the higher compliance in a gas-filled surrounding. The normal values in gas-perfusion manometry are comparable but not identical with the values of other manometric methods.

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Esophageal manometryGas-perfused cathetersGas-perfusion manometryGastroesophageal refluxLower esophageal sphincterMotility disorders

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