Figure 1: Pseudorelaxation as a consequence of oesophageal shortening after a swallow in a patient with type II achalasia. | Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Figure 1: Pseudorelaxation as a consequence of oesophageal shortening after a swallow in a patient with type II achalasia.

From: Advances in the management of oesophageal motility disorders in the era of high-resolution manometry: a focus on achalasia syndromes

Figure 1

The dotted lines on the high-resolution manometry (HRM) plot depict the path of the lower oesophageal sphincter, taking it above the span of the eSleeve (a 'virtual sleeve' placed at the oesophogastric junction) and thereby simulating relaxation (tracing panel).

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