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DIAGNOSTIC OPTIONS

Discover Impedance Planimetry System 

An impedance planimetry system simplifies your path to diagnosis when you are struggling with problems swallowing. Impedance planimetry is a minimally-invasive endoscopic technology that helps identify motility disorders by providing real-time dimension measurements and pressure in the oesophagus. 

Impedance Planimetry

In many cases, an oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) alone is not enough to diagnose dysphagia. As many as 70% of endoscopies performed on patients with oesophageal symptoms are inconclusive.1

Impedance planimetry provides additional data that helps physicians better diagnose motility disorders and can be administered during an OGD, allowing both tests to be completed at once. This eliminates excessive testing, reduces the need for repeat visits, and lowers risk by avoiding subsequent sedation.

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The procedure

 

 A pressure-sensitive tube with a balloon catheter attached is passed via your mouth into your oesophagus to measure the pressure of the muscle contractions in the oesophagus.


1 Lambert R. Digestive endoscopy: Relevance of negative findings. Italian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology. 1999;31(8):761-72