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DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
Volume 49, Issue 7-8, Pages 1128-1135Publisher
KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000037799.29678.94
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hiatal hernia; high-resolution manometry; esophagogastric junction; esophageal manometry; esophageal motility
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The lower esophageal high-pressure zone (HPZ) consists of the intrinsic lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and the diaphragmatic sphincter. In patients with a hiatal hernia these constituents are separated. We performed high-resolution manometry of the esophagogastric HPZ in six controls, six patients with a small hernia, and six patients with a large hernia. Prevalence of a double-peak pressure profile of the HPZ was noted. Pressures and distances between the peaks were assessed. Prevalence of the double-peak profile was similar between patients with a small hernia and controls, but patients with a large hernia showed a higher prevalence with inspiration (P<0.05) than the others. The distance between the two peaks was larger in patients with a large hernia (P<0.05). In conclusion, high-resolution manometry makes it possible to distinguish the diaphragmatic pressure component from the LES. Two pressure peaks can be found both in hernia patients and in healthy volunteers.
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