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esophageal balloon distension
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 distension 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
General
esophageal dilation; bougienage
provocative clinical test
References
- Barish CF et al
Graded esophageal balloon distension. A new provocative test
for noncardiac chest pain.
Dig Dis Sci. 1986 Dec;31(12):1292-8.
PMID: 3803130