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High-resolution manometry for the evaluation of gastric motility

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This review focus on the utility of HRM for the evaluation of gastric motility. The evaluation of gastric motility has clinical implications for the study of a myriad of diseases. Disordered motility represents a spectrum of dysfunction ranging from delayed gastric emptying to abnormally rapid gastric transit. Gastric motility may be measured by a variety of methods with different efficacy and different variables that may be obtained. High-resolution manometry was created and added to the diagnostic armamentarium. The methods and outcomes for the study of proximal motility that may be useful to assess the thoracoabdominal pressure gradient, gastric filling and accommodation are described. Also, studies on antroduodenal manometry are reviewed. High-resolution manometry allows gastric manometry without technical limitations found on conventional manometry; however, studies are still on the phase of understanding the normal findings.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Division of Esophagus and Stomach, Surgical Gastroenterology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Hospital Sao Paulo, Rua Diogo de Faria 1087 cj 301, Sao Paulo, SP, 04037-003, Brazil

    Fernando Augusto Mardiros Herbella

  2. Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

    Lilian R. O. Aprile

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Marco G. Patti

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Herbella, F.A.M., Aprile, L.R.O. & Patti, M.G. High-resolution manometry for the evaluation of gastric motility. Updates Surg 66, 177–181 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-014-0261-4

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