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3823454

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
"Nutcracker" esophagus is a syndrome consisting of chest pain and/or dysphagia with elevation of the mean distal esophageal contractile pressure amplitude (MDA) (greater than 120 mm Hg). Its existence as a disorder of esophageal function and the proper manometric diagnostic criteria have been debated. A correlative study of radionuclide esophageal scintigraphy (RES) and manometry was performed in 31 patients with this manometric diagnosis. RES results were abnormal in 13 of 16 (81%) patients with an MDA above 150 mm Hg, and in only three of 15 (20%) patients with an MDA below this level. There was a significant difference in RES parameters (mean transit time and percentage emptying) between these two groups. Repeat manometric and RES studies showed considerable variability, but only RES showed a significant correlation between baseline and repeat studies. RES confirms a functional disorder in a subgroup of patients with the manometric diagnosis of nutcracker esophagus and supports a change in the manometric criteria for diagnosis of this disorder to an MDA above 150 mm Hg.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
"Nutcracker" esophagus: diagnosis with radionuclide esophageal scintigraphy versus manometry.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.