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Distensibility testing of the esophagus
Author(s) -
McMahon Barry P.,
Rao Satish S.C.,
Gregersen Hans,
Kwiatek Monika A.,
Pandolfino John E.,
Drewes Asbjørn Mohr,
Krarup Anne Lund,
Lottrup Christian,
Frøkjær Jens Brøndum
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06069.x
Subject(s) - distension , medicine , esophagus , lumen (anatomy) , chest pain , reflux , radiology , functional testing , disease , cardiology , medline , political science , law
The following contains commentaries on distensibility testing using the functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP); the use of the distention test of the esophageal body in the clinic diagnosis of noncardiac chest pain; the functional lumen imaging in gastroesophageal reflux disease‐impaired esophagogastric junction; a multimodal pain model for the esophagus; the rationale for distensibility testing; and further developments in standardized distension protocols.