Esophageal manometry is an outpatient test used to identify problems with movement and pressure in the esophagus that may lead to problems like heartburn. The esophagus is the "food pipe" leading from ...

If the muscles in your esophagus, the tube that connects the mouth with the stomach, don’t function properly, your doctor might recommend esophageal manometry to test why this is happening. Esophageal ...

1 Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 Departments of Gastroenterology and Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia Background: ...

High-resolution manometry (HRM), along with the analysis algorithms characterized in the Chicago Classification (CC) first proposed in 2008, have led to a major restructuring of the classification of ...

An esophageal manometry test is used to diagnose problems with the esophagus' movement and function. The test involves inserting a pressure-sensitive tube through the nose into the esophagus. It is ...

Manometry measures pressure within the oesophageal lumen and sphincters, and provides an assessment of the neuromuscular activity that dictates function in health and disease. It is performed to ...

Department of Neonatal Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China Background: We aimed to evaluate the function of the ...

Measurement of cerebrospinal fluid pressure through lumbar puncture (LP) manometry is an essential practical skill all paediatricians should possess competency in. The ability to perform manometry is ...

If you have constipation, fecal incontinence or other problems related to bowel movements, your doctor may recommend anorectal manometry to evaluate the causes. Anorectal manometry is a noninvasive ...