TY - JOUR
T1 - High-resolution manometry of the esophagus: more than a colorful view on esophageal motility?
AU - Bredenoord, Albert J.
AU - Smout, André Jpm
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Since the introduction of pressure measurement of the esophagus, there has been a stepwise improvement in manometric techniques and the recognition of esophageal manometry as a useful tool to evaluate esophageal function in clinical practice. The newest development in this field is high-resolution manometry of the esophagus. In this review, we will briefly discuss the indications for esophageal manometry and we will focus on the development of the technique of high-resolution manometry and the new insights that were obtained by using this emerging tool. We conclude that high-resolution esophageal manometry with spatiotemporal plotting of signals is a valuable research tool. Clinically, the solid-state high-resolution technique is attractive because it makes it easy to perform a high-quality manometric test. However, future studies will have to determine whether the yield of the technique is higher than that of conventional manometry
AB - Since the introduction of pressure measurement of the esophagus, there has been a stepwise improvement in manometric techniques and the recognition of esophageal manometry as a useful tool to evaluate esophageal function in clinical practice. The newest development in this field is high-resolution manometry of the esophagus. In this review, we will briefly discuss the indications for esophageal manometry and we will focus on the development of the technique of high-resolution manometry and the new insights that were obtained by using this emerging tool. We conclude that high-resolution esophageal manometry with spatiotemporal plotting of signals is a valuable research tool. Clinically, the solid-state high-resolution technique is attractive because it makes it easy to perform a high-quality manometric test. However, future studies will have to determine whether the yield of the technique is higher than that of conventional manometry
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1586/17474124.1.1.61
DO - https://doi.org/10.1586/17474124.1.1.61
M3 - Article
C2 - 19072435
SN - 1747-4132
VL - 1
SP - 61
EP - 69
JO - Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology
JF - Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology
IS - 1
ER -