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.
Suthahar
D R
DR
Department of Medicine, Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital, Madras.
Malathi
S
S
Vidyanathan
V
V
Ranjan
R
R
Kumar
S J
SJ
Ramathilakam
S
S
Dinakaran
N
N
Jayanthi
V
V
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