[The importance of manometry in the evaluation of long-term results after surgical therapy of functional disorders of the esophagus].

In the years 1979-1986, 73 patients with oesophageal achalasia, 110 patients with the reflux disease of oesophagus and paraoesophageal herniae, 17 patients with oesophageal diverticles and 33 patients with duodenal ulcer were examined. The patients were examined before the intervention and controlled repeatedly after the operation in the intervals up to one month, after 3-12 months and after 2-7 years. There were 446 examinations performed on the whole. The contribution of manometry is considered to be in giving more precision to the diagnosis and, particularly in oesophagocardial achalasia, in determining a suitable operation tactics. In the reflux disease of oesophagus it can contribute to the decision between a conservative and surgical therapy. The postoperation control examinations help to make an exact evaluation of the results of operation in a complex with other methods of examination.