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724324

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure is frequently measured to diagnose LES incompetence in adults. The multilumen perfused catheters with large diameters that are used for ths purpose are not suitable for small infants. We measured LES pressure in ten normal newborns with a small, single-lumen perfused catheter and compared our values with those obtained with the standard adult apparatus. Higher pressures were recorded with the single-lumen catheter. Chloral hydrate sedation had no effect on LES pressure. Two-day-old infants had LES pressures comparable to those of adults and older children. The technique was applied to the diagnosis of LES incompetence in 23 infants. Infants with LES incompetence (chalasia) were correctly separated from infants with chronic vomiting secondary to all other causes. Single-lumen manometric studies provide a simple, reliable, and safe method of assessing LES incompetence in small infants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0031-4005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
805-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Manometric diagnosis of lower esophageal sphincter incompetence in infants: use of a small, single-lumen perfused catheter.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study