Comprehensive Manometric Evaluation of Dysphagia in Patients with Down Syndrome

Characterization of pharyngeal contractile integral using pharyngeal manometry in children

“…4,5 In adults, a recent systematic review that included HRPM metrics from 30 studies failed to conclude the normative values highlighting the limitations and challenges with the published literature in pharyngeal manometry. 6 Furthermore, the pharyngeal manometry data in pediatrics is limited, with only two published articles in children, 7,8 and coincidentally both these articles are from the same group of authors as the current study. 1 While the previous published article by the same authors in 2021 7 focused mainly on evaluating the UES dynamics in a swallow, this current study by Damrongmanee et al 1 characterizes the pharyngeal manometry metrics thus complementing the existing data on swallowing dynamics in pediatricsthereby highlighting the importance of this publication.…”