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Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure

BACKGROUND/AIMS: In Japan, it is customary to take a daily bath during which the body is immersed in water to the neck. During full-body immersion, hydrostatic pressure is thought to compress the chest and abdomen, which might influence esophageal motor function and intra-gastric pressure. However,...

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Autores principales: Aimi, Masahito, Furuta, Kenji, Saito, Tsukasa, Shimura, Shino, Fukazawa, Kousuke, Ohara, Shunji, Uno, Goichi, Tobita, Hiroshi, Adachi, Kyoichi, Kinoshita, Yoshikazu
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Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22523729
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2012.18.2.194
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author Aimi, Masahito
Furuta, Kenji
Saito, Tsukasa
Shimura, Shino
Fukazawa, Kousuke
Ohara, Shunji
Uno, Goichi
Tobita, Hiroshi
Adachi, Kyoichi
Kinoshita, Yoshikazu
author_facet Aimi, Masahito
Furuta, Kenji
Saito, Tsukasa
Shimura, Shino
Fukazawa, Kousuke
Ohara, Shunji
Uno, Goichi
Tobita, Hiroshi
Adachi, Kyoichi
Kinoshita, Yoshikazu
author_sort Aimi, Masahito
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description BACKGROUND/AIMS: In Japan, it is customary to take a daily bath during which the body is immersed in water to the neck. During full-body immersion, hydrostatic pressure is thought to compress the chest and abdomen, which might influence esophageal motor function and intra-gastric pressure. However, whether water immersion has a significant influence on esophageal motor function or intragastric pressure has not been shown. The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of full-body water immersion on esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure. METHODS: Nine healthy male volunteers (mean age 40.1 ± 2.8 years) were enrolled in this study. Esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure were investigated using a high-resolution 36-channel manometry device. RESULTS: All subjects completed the study protocol. Intragastric pressure increased significantly from 4.2 ± 1.1 to 20.6 ± 1.4 mmHg with full-body water immersion, while the lower esophageal high pressure zone (LEHPZ) value also increased from 20.5 ± 2.2 to 40.4 ± 3.6 mmHg, with the latter being observed regardless of dietary condition. In addition, peak esophageal peristaltic pressure was higher when immersed as compared to standing out of water. CONCLUSIONS: Esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure were altered by full-body water immersion. Furthermore, the pressure gradient between LEHPZ and intragastric pressures was maintained at a high level, and esophageal peristaltic pressure was elevated with immersion.
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spelling pubmed-33253052012-04-20 Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure Aimi, Masahito Furuta, Kenji Saito, Tsukasa Shimura, Shino Fukazawa, Kousuke Ohara, Shunji Uno, Goichi Tobita, Hiroshi Adachi, Kyoichi Kinoshita, Yoshikazu J Neurogastroenterol Motil Original Article BACKGROUND/AIMS: In Japan, it is customary to take a daily bath during which the body is immersed in water to the neck. During full-body immersion, hydrostatic pressure is thought to compress the chest and abdomen, which might influence esophageal motor function and intra-gastric pressure. However, whether water immersion has a significant influence on esophageal motor function or intragastric pressure has not been shown. The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of full-body water immersion on esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure. METHODS: Nine healthy male volunteers (mean age 40.1 ± 2.8 years) were enrolled in this study. Esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure were investigated using a high-resolution 36-channel manometry device. RESULTS: All subjects completed the study protocol. Intragastric pressure increased significantly from 4.2 ± 1.1 to 20.6 ± 1.4 mmHg with full-body water immersion, while the lower esophageal high pressure zone (LEHPZ) value also increased from 20.5 ± 2.2 to 40.4 ± 3.6 mmHg, with the latter being observed regardless of dietary condition. In addition, peak esophageal peristaltic pressure was higher when immersed as compared to standing out of water. CONCLUSIONS: Esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure were altered by full-body water immersion. Furthermore, the pressure gradient between LEHPZ and intragastric pressures was maintained at a high level, and esophageal peristaltic pressure was elevated with immersion. Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2012-04 2012-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3325305/ /pubmed/22523729 http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2012.18.2.194 Text en © 2012 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Aimi, Masahito
Furuta, Kenji
Saito, Tsukasa
Shimura, Shino
Fukazawa, Kousuke
Ohara, Shunji
Uno, Goichi
Tobita, Hiroshi
Adachi, Kyoichi
Kinoshita, Yoshikazu
Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure
title Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure
title_full Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure
title_fullStr Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure
title_short Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure
title_sort influence of full-body water immersion on esophageal motor function and intragastric pressure
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22523729
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2012.18.2.194
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