Journal article
Measurement of upper esophageal sphincter pressure Effect of acute emotional stress
Abstract
Recent studies suggest that resting upper esophageal sphincter pressure is more labile than previously thought, being augmented during rapid manometric pull-through and markedly decreased during sleep and anesthesia. The effect of acute emotional stress on resting upper esophageal sphincter pressure was evaluated in 13 normal subjects with a manometric sleeve assembly. Manometric sideholes were positioned in the pharynx and cervical and …
Authors
Cook IJ; Dent J; Shannon S; Collins SM
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 93, No. 3, pp. 526–532
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 1987
DOI
10.1016/0016-5085(87)90915-2
ISSN
0016-5085