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Continuous measurement of gastric blood flow by laser-Doppler flowmetry during gastroscopy
E C Christoforidis1, C Hovendal, P Bjerring
1Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, University of Arhus, Denmark.
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
Endoscopic laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) of gastric blood flow (GBF) was performed simultaneously with intragastric manometry to detect a possible correlation between GBF and luminal pressure during gastroscopy. By increasing luminal air pressure from 10 to 20 cm H2O a significant reduction in GBF was observed. Regional differences in GBF were also demonstrated. Variations in luminal air pressure have a significant influence on GBF as measured by LDF, and therefore intragastric manometry and standardization of intraluminal air pressure is necessary in endoscopic LDF measurements.