Evaluation of esophageal function in patients with esophageal motor abnormalities using multichannel intraluminal impedance esophageal manometry

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2006; 12(39): 6349-6354
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Table 3 Baseline impedance by the manometric diagnosis (mean ± SD)

	Impedance measuring site (distance from the LES)
	20 cm (Ω)	15 cm (Ω)	10 cm (Ω)	5 cm (Ω)
Manometric diagnosis
Liquid
Normal	1530 ± 549^a	1353 ± 464^a	1808 ± 608^a	2440 ± 778^a
IEM	1430 ± 572^a	994 ± 350^a	1318 ± 507^a	1875 ± 757^a
Nutcracker	1329 ± 539^a	1348 ± 550^a	1636 ± 712^a	2132 ± 1089^a
Scleroderma	1006 ± 503	448 ± 238	419 ± 194	402 ± 195
Achalasia	658 ± 478	456 ± 287	391 ± 140	660 ± 465
Viscous
Normal	1415 ± 494^a	1317 ± 428^a	1589 ± 549^a	2518 ± 1452^a
IEM	1324 ± 476^a	1050 ± 289^a	1269 ± 465^a	1849 ± 742^a
Nutcracker	1447 ± 127^a	1302 ± 220^a	1642 ± 285^a	2206 ± 342^a
Scleroderma	787 ± 418	403 ± 160	378 ± 158	331 ± 145
Achalasia	388 ± 237	335 ± 150	323 ± 59	528 ± 343

^aP < 0.05, comparison between scleroderma esophagus or achalasia and the others; P values are not significant among normal manometry, IEM and nutcracker esophagus at all the impedance measuring sites in both liquid and viscous swallows (ANOVA).

Citation: Cho YK, Choi MG, Park JM, Oh JH, Paik CN, Lee JW, Lee IS, Kim SW, Chung IS. Evaluation of esophageal function in patients with esophageal motor abnormalities using multichannel intraluminal impedance esophageal manometry. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(39): 6349-6354
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