The esophageal manometry with gas-perfused catheters
Höhne Sven,
Arndt Martin,
Hesse Viola
Affiliations
Höhne Sven
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, 06120, Halle, Ernst-Grube Street 40, Germany
Arndt Martin
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Operative and Conservative Medicine in Children and Adolescents, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Laboratory of Function Diagnostic, Halle, Germany
Hesse Viola
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Operative and Conservative Medicine in Children and Adolescents, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Laboratory of Function Diagnostic, Halle, Germany
The well-established methods for esophageal manometry have some disadvantages: the-water-perfused catheters needs calibration by gravity and measuring in supine position, and the solid-state catheters are very expensive. Manometry using gas-perfused catheters is a suitable alternative. There have been only a few publications about this.
