Endoscope presence during endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) influences FLIP metrics in the evaluation of esophageal dysmotility.
Amanda BiancaValeria SchindlerLarissa SchnurreFritz MurrayDaniel RunggaldierChandra Prakash GyawaliDaniel PohlPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2020)
Our results show a significant difference in FLIP measurements with and without endoscope presence. This underlines the importance of establishing a consensus of a standardized FLIP protocol to define normal luminal values and guiding future FLIP diagnostic studies.