Duodeno-jejunal junction dyssynergia: Description of a novel syndrome

Table 1 Effect of duodenal distension on the pressure in the duodenum (DD), duodeno-jejunal junction (DJJ), and jejunum (JJ) in the healthy volunteers and patients (mean ± SD)

Pressure (cm H2O)
Distensionvolume(mL)	Volunteers						Patients
	DD		DJJ		JJ		DD		DJJ		JJ
	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range
0 (basal)	8.3 ± 1.1	8-12	17.3 ± 2.9	15-23	8.2 ± 1.1	6-10	7.9 ± 1.1	7-11	18.2 ± 2.8	16-25	8.4 ± 1.1	6-11
2	8.1 ± 1.1	7-12	16.9 ± 2.8	14-22	8.1 ± 1.1	5-10	8.1 ± 1.1	8-11	17.9 ± 2.7	15-24	8.2 ± 1.1	5-10
6	26.4 ± 5.9b	20-32	6.9 ± 1.1b	5-9	8.1 ± 1.1	5-9	24.2 ± 5.2b	18-29	33.4 ± 4.8a	26-38	8.1 ± 1.1	5-10
10	25.9 ± 5.8b	21-30	6.8 ± 1.1b	5-10	8.3 ± 1.1	6-10	25.4 ± 5.2b	20-32	32.9 ± 4.7a	25-36	7.9 ± 1.1	4-9

^aP < 0.05;

^bP < 0.01 vs basal levels.