What is the role of high-resolution oesophageal manometry in paediatrics?
Taher I OmariUsha KrishnanPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)
Abnormal oesophageal motility may impair oesophageal bolus transport leading to symptoms of chest pain and regurgitation. Oesophageal pathophysiology may include neuromuscular and/or structural defects leading to weak, incoordinate or absent peristalsis and impaired oesophago-gastric junction relaxation. Understanding these mechanisms is important to determine the appropriate course of therapy. Whilst, barium oesophagram is the mainstay for clinical investigation of oesophageal motility, high-resolution manometry is now more widely available. This review describes the potential value of high-resolution manometry in paediatric gastroenterology practise.
Keyphrases
- high resolution
- mass spectrometry
- biofilm formation
- tandem mass spectrometry
- emergency department
- heart failure
- escherichia coli
- stem cells
- aortic valve
- risk assessment
- depressive symptoms
- cystic fibrosis
- coronary artery disease
- mesenchymal stem cells
- climate change
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- sleep quality
- ejection fraction