Methods: Two hundred thirty-six patients (159 females, age 47 ± 14 years) with typical and atypical GERD symptom(s) for > 3 months underwent standard water perfused esophageal manometry (EM ...

All patients completed standard water perfused esophageal manometry and 24 h lower esophageal pH studies during off therapy. Two hundred and nineteen patients had both upper and lower esophageal ...

This procedure helps in the design of a course of treatment for you. Esophageal manometry — or esophageal motility (movement) studies — cannot diagnose GERD, but doctors use it to rule out other ...

Esophagoscopy confirmed the presence only of the lower diverticulum. Manometry demonstrated normal pressure with 50% incomplete relaxation in the upper esophageal sphincter (UES). The esophageal body ...

The esophagus is an organ that connects the back of the throat (or pharynx) with the stomach. It is the muscular channel that delivers food, liquids, and saliva to the rest of the digestive system.

Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They ...

Adding the T-DOC ® Air-Charged™ Anorectal Manometry Catheter to your EMG, nerve stimulation, sensation measurements, anal ultrasonography, and defecography studies provides essential ...

Social media has helped spread the word about a treatment that involves getting Botox in the neck. It’s for a condition ...