METHOD OF DIAGNOSING INSUFFICIENCY OF LOWER GULLET SPHINCTER Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61B5/04 A61K31/166 

FIELD: medicine; gastroenterology.

SUBSTANCE: during esophageal manometry, the respiratory pressure is measured twice: first time in the beginning of test and the second time after intramuscular introduction of 2-ml metoclopramide. When pressure increases from 10-13 mm to 14-34 mm mercury, the 1^st degree of insufficiency of lower gullet sphincter is diagnosed. If pressure doesn't increase comparing to initial level of if pressure increases from initial level of 6-9 mm to 14-34 mercury, the second degree of insufficiency of lower gullet sphincter is diagnosed. If pressure doesn't increase from initial level of 6-9 mm or at increase of pressure from initial level of 2-5 mm to 14-34 mm, the third degree of insufficiency of lower gullet sphincter is diagnosed. In pressure doesn't prevail initial level of 2-5 mm of mercury, the 4^th degree of insufficiency of lower gullet sphincter. Improved truth of results of diagnostics is provided by pharmacological test.

EFFECT: improved truth of results of diagnosis.

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