Table 3 Lower esophageal, rectal and rectal neck pressures as well as rectoanal inhibitory reflex of the 9 patients with achalasia of the esophagus+.
Patients | Pressure (cm H2O) | Rectoanal inhibitory reflex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | LES | Rectal | Rectal neck | Â |
1 | 48 | 6 | 126 | - |
2 | 62 | 7 | 72 | + |
3 | 58 | 5 | 112 | - |
4 | 46 | 7 | 98 | - |
5 | 50 | 8 | 115 | - |
6 | 63 | 9 | 108 | - |
7 | 45 | 7 | 68 | + |
8 | 53 | 6 | 102 | - |
9 | 58 | 6 | 70 | + |