Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry, U.K. First in a series of handbooks, created by 'The Clinical Measurement Associates' of the British Society of Gastroenterology, dedicated to raising the standards of procedures and test analyses. DNLM: Gastrointestinal System--physiopathology.
Author(s): David Evans, Graham K. Buckton, British Society of Gastroenterology. Clinical Measurements Associate
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 277
Contents......Page 4
List of contributors......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
1 Introduction to oesophageal structure and function......Page 12
2 Technical history and fidelity......Page 16
3.1 Equipment and catheters......Page 27
3.2 Calibration and intubation......Page 36
3.3 Lower oeosophageal sphincter: procedures and analysis......Page 43
3.4 The oesophageal body: procedures and analysis......Page 61
3.5 Clinical relevance of investigations......Page 86
4.1 Equipment, sensors and recorders......Page 91
4.2 Procedures of prolonged pH monitoring......Page 111
4.3 Analysis and interpretation of results......Page 122
4.4 pH measurement in infants and children......Page 141
4.5 Clinical relevance of investigations......Page 152
5.1 Equipment and catheters......Page 160
5.2 Procedures and analysis......Page 167
5.3 Clinical relevance of investigations......Page 182
6 Upper oesophageal sphincter manometry......Page 193
7 Vector manometry......Page 214
8 Radiology......Page 228
9 Endoscopy......Page 242
10 Provocation tests......Page 250
11 Gamma scintigraphy......Page 263
12 Ambulatory scintigraphy......Page 273
13 Propulsive force......Page 282
C......Page 289
E......Page 290
K......Page 291
P......Page 292
T......Page 294
Z......Page 295
Colour plates fall between pp. 206 and 207......Page 218
