Current techniques in the evaluation of motility disorders.
The understanding of motility disorders has been greatly improved since the introduction of reliable and non-invasive recording techniques. Motility can now be studied by measuring transit, motor activity, and electrophysiology in all regions of the gut. Barium studies, radiological screening, pH monitoring, cinematography, radio-telemetric recording, manometry, radionuclide scintigraphy, intubation, endoscopy, and gamma-camera scintiscanning are reviewed as are the uses of strain gauges, pressure inducers and non-absorbable carbohydrates.
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000503:physiopathology; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis