Upper esophageal sphincter resting pressure varies during esophageal manometry

ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo)

Daniel Tavares Rezende¹  Fernando A. M. Herbella¹  Luciana C. Silva¹  Sebastião Panocchia-neto¹  Marco G. Patti¹ 

关键词: Esophageal sphincter;    upper;    Manometry;    Pressure;    Esfíncter esofágico superior;    Manometria;    Pressão;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-67202014000300005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND: The upper esophageal sphincter is composed of striated muscle. The stress of intubation and the need to inhibit dry swallows during an esophageal manometry test may lead to variations in basal pressure of this sphincter. Upper esophageal sphincter is usually only studied at the final part of the test. Was observed during the performance of high resolution manometry that sphincter pressure may vary significantly over the course of the test. AIM: To evaluate the variation of the resting pressure of the upper esophageal sphincter during high resolution manometry. METHODS: Was evaluated the variation of the basal pressure of the upper esophageal sphincter during high resolution manometry. Were reviewed the high resolution manometry tests of 36 healthy volunteers (mean age 31 years, 55% females). The basal pressure of the upper esophageal sphincter was measured at the beginning and at the end of a standard test. RESULTS: The mean time of the test was eight minutes. The basal pressure of the upper esophageal sphincter was 100 mmHg at the beginning of the test and 70 mmHg at the end (p<0.001). At the beginning, one patient had hypotonic upper esophageal sphincter and 14 hypertonic. At the end of the test, one patient had hypotonic upper esophageal sphincter (same patient as the beginning) and seven hypertonic upper esophageal sphincter. CONCLUSION: A significant variation of the basal pressure of the upper esophageal sphincter was observed in the course of high resolution manometry. Probably, the value obtained at the end of the test may be more clinically relevant.

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