- Utangulizi wa Utambuzi wa Matatizo ya Usagaji Chakula
- Historia ya Matibabu na Uchunguzi wa Kimwili wa Matatizo ya Usagaji Chakula
- Vipimo Vinavyohusiana na Asidi na Kurejea Kwa Chakula Tumboni
- Tomografia ya Kompyuta na Upigaji Picha kwa Mvumo wa Sumaku wa Njia Utumbo
- Endoskopia
- Upimaji wa Usumbufu
- Kuingiza Katheta kwenye Njia ya Mmeng'enyo
- laparoskopia
- Manometri
- Vipimo vya Nyuklia vya Njia Utumbo
- paracentesis
- Vipimo vya Damu ya Siri kwenye Kinyesi
- Kupiga Picha ya Tumbo kwa Mashine ya Picha za Mawimbi ya Sauti
- Endoskopia ya Kapsuli ya Video
- Uchunguzi wa Eksirei ya Njia Utumbo
Manometry is measurement of pressure within various parts of the digestive tract.
People must not eat or drink anything after midnight before the test.
In this test, a flexible tube with pressure gauges along its surface (called a manometry catheter) is placed in the esophagus (the hollow tube that leads from the throat to the stomach), stomach, first part of the small intestine, or the rectum. Placement of the manometry catheter through the nose or mouth typically causes gagging and nausea, so a numbing agent is sprayed in the nose and back of the throat.
Using the manometer, a doctor can determine whether contractions of the digestive tract are normal or whether pressure in the sphincters of the esophagus or anus are normal.
Sometimes manometry is combined with impedance testing, a test that measures the pressure and diameter of the esophagus.
Aside from minor discomfort, complications of manometry are very rare.
