Oesophageal manometry in noncardiac chest pain.
Chest pain of oesophageal origin is an important differential diagnosis in patients with cardiac chest pain. A preliminary survey of 40 patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) revealed oesophageal motility disorder in 47.5%; achalasia cardia being the most frequent disease (47.3%). 15.8% of these patients with motility disorder had features of progressive systemic sclerosis and another 15.8% had non specific oesophageal motility disorder (variants). Compared to barium swallow, oesophageal manometry was found to be superior in the diagnosis of oesophageal motility disorder.
Department of Medicine, Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital, Madras.
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Suthahar
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Malathi
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Vidyanathan
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Ranjan
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Kumar
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Ramathilakam
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Dinakaran
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Jayanthi
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D001466:Barium Sulfate