Table 2.
Indication for High-resolution Esophageal Manometry for Those With Normal Test and Patients Diagnosed With Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction
| Indication | Normal manometry (n = 70) |
EGJOO (n = 31) |
Chi-square | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysphagia | 46 (65.7%) | 21 (67.7%) | 0.04 | 0.845 |
| GERD | 17 (24.3%) | 7 (22.6%) | 0.04 | 0.845 |
| NCCP | 8 (11.4%) | 4 (12.9%) | 0.05 | 0.831 |
| Globus | 11 (15.7%) | 2 (6.5%) | 1.61 | 0.205 |
| Cough/Hoarseness | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.36 | 0.549 |
| Dyspepsia/Belching/Nausea | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.36 | 0.549 |
| Before bariatric surgery | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (9.7%) | NA | NA |
EGJOO, esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction; HREM, high-resolution esophageal manometry; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; NCCP, noncardiac chest pain; NA, not applicable.