Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring is an essential method in patients exhibiting signs of
non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) to make an objective diagnosis. Intra-esophageal pH …

Background Classical techniques like endoscopy and esophageal pH-metry are the gold
standard to study patients with symptoms related to gastroesophageal reflux disease …

Background: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a highly prevalent disease
caused by the exposure of the esophagus to refluxed gastric contents. Proton pump …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common esophageal diseases
in developed countries. It is widely believed that GERD symptoms are caused by acid …

Classical techniques like endoscopy and esophageal pH-metry are routinely used to study
patients with symptoms related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although these …

The technique of 24-hour esophageal multichannel intraluminal impedance monitoring
combined with pH-metry (MII-pH) is currently considered to be the golden standard in the …

AIM To evaluate the agreement of multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring (MII-
pHM) and gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy (GES) for the diagnosis of …

Diagnostic testing for GERD has evolved to include multi esophageal sites (distal, proximal
and hypopharyngeal monitoring), wireless pH, and oropharyngeal devices. The versatility of …

Until recently catheter-based 24-h pH monitoring has been the primary methodology for the
objective diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Yet, this system has some …

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the passage of gastric contents into the esophagus and is
a normal physiologic process occurring several times per day in healthy individuals. In …