A Critical appraisal de electromyografy in evaluating esophagial function

A. ZELTER, B.S. ZANUTTO, P. MAZURE. A. ZELTER, B.S. ZANUTTO, P. MAZURE. A. ZELTER, B.S. ZANUTTO, P. MAZURE.

ournal the Clinical Gastroenterology

Lippincott-Raven Publishers.

Año: 1990 p. 613 - 615

Editorial: A Critical Appraisal of Electromyography in Evaluating Esophageal Function. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 12(6):613-615, December 1990. Links: Abstract | PDF (354 K) Abstract: Since electrical activity recording renders a more direct measurement of muscle activity than manometry, the assessment of esophageal deglutive activity was assumed to provide valuable information on both normal and disturbed esophageal motility. However, results have not proved uniformly satisfactory. We review pertinent findings to date and emphasize the difficulties involved. (C) Lippincott-Raven Publishers.