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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2014 Aug;26(8):1172–1178. doi: 10.1111/nmo.12379

Table 1.

Chicago Classification for esophageal motor disorders

Achalasia
Type I IRP>10 with absent esophageal peristalsis
Type II IRP≥15 with panesophageal pressurization with ≥20% premature contractions, but no peristaltic propagation
Type III IRP≥17 with ≥20% premature contractions, but no peristaltic propagation

EGJOO IRP≥15 with some instances of intact peristalsis or weak peristalsis with small breaks such that the criteria for achalasia are not met

Jackhammer esophagus Normal IRP with DCI >8000

EGJOO with Jackhammer Elevated IRP with DCI>8000

Distal Esophageal Spasm Normal IRP with ≥20% premature contractions