title: Distensibility testing of the esophagus.
abstract: The following contains commentaries on distensibility testing using the functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP); the use of the distention test of the esophageal body in the clinic diagnosis of noncardiac chest pain; the functional lumen imaging in gastroesophageal reflux disease-impaired esophagogastric junction; a multimodal pain model for the esophagus; the rationale for distensibility testing; and further developments in standardized distension protocols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering and Trinity College, Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Barry P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Satish S C
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gregersen
authors.forename: Monika A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kwiatek
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Pandolfino
authors.forename: Asbjørn Mohr
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Drewes
authors.forename: Anne Lund
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Krarup
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lottrup
authors.forename: Jens Brøndum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Frøkjaer
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological