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Query: UMLS:C0014848 (
achalasia
)
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Recent studies have shown that the respiratory oscillation inherent in the station pull-through technique of measuring lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure is the result of active diaphragmatic contraction. A recent study in cats suggested that intrinsic LES tone is best reflected by end-expiratory pressure during spontaneous respiration. This finding is confirmed in a patient we report with
achalasia
and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia who had
Cheyne-Stokes breathing
. LES pressure during periods of central apnea approximated end-expiratory pressure during periods of hyperpnea.
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PMID:End-expiratory pressure best approximates intrinsic lower esophageal sphincter pressure. Report of a patient with Cheyne-Stokes respiration. 240 13
