Esophageal manometry: Assessment of interpreter consistency Devjit S. Nayar, Farah Khandwala, Edgar Achkar, Steven S. Shay, Joel E. Richter, Gary W. Falk, Edy E. Soffer, Michael F. Vaezi  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 3, Issue 3, Pages 218-224 (March 2005) DOI: 10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00617-2 Copyright © 2005 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Percent agreement between the second interpretation compared with the initial diagnosis. Patients with the initial diagnosis of normal, achalasia, nutcracker esophagus, and NSEMD/IEM were diagnosed similarly with the second interpretation in nearly 75% of cases (69%, 84%, 77%, and 71%, respectively). However, DES, hypotensive LES, and hypertensive LES were diagnosed only as such on the second interpretation in less than 50% of cases (27%, 41%, 48%, respectively). Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2005 3, 218-224DOI: (10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00617-2) Copyright © 2005 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions