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1 Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego and San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego 92161; and 2 Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0412
A number of studies show a close temporal relationship between the rate of change in muscle thickness as detected by high-frequency intraluminal ultrasonography (HFIUS) and intraluminal pressure measured by manometry. There is a marked variability in esophageal contraction amplitude from one swallow to another at a given level in the esophagus and along the length of the esophagus. Furthermore, peristaltic pressures are higher in the distal compared with the proximal esophagus. The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the baseline and peak muscle thickness and the contraction amplitude during swallow-induced contractions along the length of the esophagus. Fifteen normal subjects were studied using simultaneous esophageal pressures and HFIUS or HFIUS alone. Recordings were made during baseline and standardized swallows in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 cm above the LES. HFIUS images were digitized, and esophageal muscle thickness and peak contraction amplitudes were measured. In the resting state, muscle thickness is higher in the LES compared with the rest of the esophagus. Baseline muscle thickness is also significantly higher at 2 cm vs. 10 cm above the LES. In a given subject and among different subjects, there is a good relationship between peak muscle thickness and peak peristaltic pressures (r = 0.55) at all sites along the length of the esophagus. The positive correlation between pressure and muscle thickness implies that the mean circumferential wall stress is fairly uniform from one swallow to another, irrespective of the contraction amplitude.
ultrasound; esophageal contraction; wall stress; Laplace law
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