Esophageal Balloon Distention

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Clinical-significance 3 Procedure 4 More General Terms 5 References

Indications

• evaluation of non- cardiac chest pain

Clinical-significance

• pain associated with esophageal dilation suggests esophageal source of chest pain

Procedure

• a polyvinyl balloon (length 30 mm; maximum diameter after 10 mL distention 25 mm) is positioned 10 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter & inflated with 1- mL increments of air to a total volume of 10 mL
• pain response is recorded along with associated balloon volumes

More General Terms

• provocative clinical test

References

1. Barish CF et al Graded esophageal balloon distention. A new provocative test for noncardiac chest pain. Dig Dis Sci. 1986 Dec;31(12):1292-8. PMID: [1]

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