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Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2022 Background: The anterior fontanelle (AF) tension has been a traditional clinical method of indirect assessment of intracranial pressure (ICP). How does this time-tested bedside assessment technique compare with an objective ventricular cerebrospinal ...
Mesi Mathew +4 more
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Dysmotility in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an immune mediated chronic inflammatory disease resulting from antigen exposure and is characterized by mucosal inflammation with eosinophils. Diagnosis is based on the histological finding of at least 15 eosinophils per
Charmaine Chai +2 more
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Investigation of pharyngeal swallowing function using high-resolution manometry. [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of a novel high-resolution manometry system, and to establish normal values of swallowing pressures along the velopharynx and upper esophagus. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. METHODS:
Tanaka, Fujinobu +13 more
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Can intraoperative manometry influence the outcome of the surgical treatment of achalasia?
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2019 Introduction. Achalasia is defined as incomplete or even absent relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter secondary to the chronic degeneration of unspecified etiology of the myenteric nerve plexus. Material and method.
Lucian Alecu +5 more
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, 2020 The book provides a comprehensive overview of high-resolution and high-definition anorectal manometry (HRAM/HDAM), showing the possible benefits of a wider use of these techniques in clinical practice, as well as their limitations.
MANDOLESI D. +3 more
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Anopress anal manometry: a prospective observational study [PDF]
, 2020 Aim Anorectal physiology tests provide a functional assessment of the anal canal. The aim of this study was to compare the results generated by standard high‐resolution water‐perfused manometry (WPM) with the newer THD® Anopress manometry system ...
Dennis, A +19 more
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Diagnosis of Dysphagia: High Resolution Manometry & EndoFLIP
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 Esophageal motility disorders were re-defined when high-resolution manometry was employed to better understand their pathogenesis. Newly developed parameters including integrated relaxation pressure (IRP), distal contractile integral, and distal latency ...
Boram Cha, Kee Wook Jung
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, 2007 Anorectal manometry is an objective means of assessing the resistance to spontaneous defecation provided by anorectal sphincter mechanism and the sensory capabilities of the rectum to provide a feeling of imminent need to defecate. Since there is no single all-encompassing defecatory function test, the information provided by manometry works together ...
BAZZOCCHI, GABRIELE +2 more
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FASEB BioAdvances, 2022 Greater understanding of the mechanism that mediates visceral pain and hypersensitivity associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) would facilitate the development of effective therapeutics to manage these symptoms.
Rintaro Fujii +6 more
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Laryngopharyngeal reflux diagnostics: review article
Медицинский совет, 2021 Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is an actual, modern problem for the practice of an ENT doctor, because majority of complaints lead the patient, first of all, to an otorhinolaryngologist.
I. B. Angotoeva +4 more
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