BACKGROUND Hypersensitivity to distension of the stomach is a frequent finding in
functional dyspepsia. During gastric distension studies both wall tension and elongation are …

OBJECTIVE: Many patients with functional (noncardiac) chest pain exhibit both
hypersensitivity and motor dysfunction of the esophageal wall. We aimed to determine …

The oesophagus is subjected to large axial strains in vivo and the zero-stress state is not a
closed cylinder but an open circular cylindrical sector. The closed cylinder with no external …

Our objectives were to characterize colonic viscoelastic properties of the human descending
colon by assessing pressure-volume (PV) relationships during barostatic balloon distension …

Background: Hyperalgesia to visceral stimuli is a biological marker of the irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS). Abnormal pain processing is probably of most importance, but …

INTRODUCTION: Compliance is defined as the change in volume or cross-sectional area
divided by the change in pressure. Pressure-volume measurement during distention with a …

The aim of the present study was to correlate the severity of oesophageal motor dysfunction
with the severity of cutaneous disease in systemic sclerosis (SS). Patients were divided into …

Passive mechanical and morphometric properties of porcine cerebral bridging veins were
studied. Fifteen cerebral bridging veins were obtained from 7 pigs. The superior sagittal …

PURPOSE: This study was designed to investigate whether rectal compliance is altered in
females with obstructed defecation. METHODS: Eighty female patients with obstructed …

Background: Visceral pain is a major clinical problem. The aim of the present study was to
compare the pain and biomechanical responses to standardized distension of the human …