title: [Value of manometry].
abstract: Manometry of the esophagus is essential in the diagnostic workup of patients with motility disorders of the esophagus. Before manometry organic diseases causing the symptoms should be excluded by a esophago-gastroscopy and/or a barium swallow meal. Indications for manometry are noncardiac chest pain, dysphagia of unknown origin, primary or secondary motility disorders of the esophagus and preoperative assessment before antireflux surgery.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Innere Medizin II, Medizinische Universitätsklinik Freiburg. allgaier@mm21.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Allgaier
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schwacha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ochs
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Siegerstetter
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Blum
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry