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An endoscopy can provide a better look, and a test called an esophageal manometry uses a pressure-sensored tube to gauge the health of the esophagus muscles.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2022

Suspecting constipation, O’Regan had a colleague perform a balloon-inflation procedure, anal manometry, on his son to find out whether the boy’s colon had been stretched by impacted stool.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2012