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Introduction: The EndoFLIP (for its acronym in English: endoluminal functional luminal probe) is a system that measures in real time the compliance index of the gastroesophageal junction and secondary esophageal peristalsis, based on the principle of impedance planimetry. Although this technology is relatively new and its diagnostic usefulness is still being evaluated, its use in clinical practice is increasingly recognized, fundamentally in those patients where there is no conclusive manometric diagnosis of esophageal motor pathology, mainly esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction and achalasia. Objective: The aim of the present study is to describe the experience with EndoFLIP at the San Ignacio University Hospital in Bogotá, Colombia. Material and methods: Descriptive observational case series study, which included patients over 18 years of age who had undergone EndoFLIP at the ...