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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Aug 2;24(10):e489–e496. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01989.x

Table 1.

Indications for HRM of the 148 patients with both supine and upright swallows

High Resolution Manometry Diagnosis Based on 10 supine swallows Total
A B C D E
Indications Dysphagia 8 9 14 22 8 61
Reflux (heartburn, regurgitation) 0 2 3 27 17 49
Chest pain 0 0 1 8 6 15
Other* 0 1 2 12 8 23
Total 8 12 20 69 39 148

A: Achalasia; B: EGJ outflow obstruction; C (Abnormal motility): Absent peristalsis, distal esophageal spasm, hypercontractile esophagus; D (Borderline): Weak peristalsis; frequent failed peristalsis; hypertensive peristalsis, rapid contraction; E: Normal

*

Other includes globus, cough, hoarseness, throat clearing.