1.   Discussion Despite the increasingly widespread use of oesophageal manometry, few studies have assessed its benefit to patient management.

2.   The study aimed to review referral patterns and assess the cost effectiveness of oesophageal manometry in clinical practice.

3.   Despite the increasingly widespread use of oesophageal manometry, few studies have assessed its benefit to patient management.

4.   Despite this high figure they concluded that oesophageal manometry was beneficial in patients with chest pain, dysphagia, and those in whom achalasia is suspected.

5.   The purpose of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of oesophageal manometry in our laboratory.

6.   The purpose of this study was to assess cost effectiveness of oesophageal manometry.

7.   The data were analysed both visually and with the help of the Synectics Gastrosoft Multigram software, which was originally designed for oesophageal manometry.

8.   By oesophageal manometry, eight patients had normal peristalsis and eight patients had impaired peristalsis.

9.   Two groups of patients were identified by oesophageal manometry.