Prolonged intraesophageal pH monitoring is considered by some to be the most sensitive
and specific test of gastroesophageal reflux. We prospectively examined the ability of the …

The aims of the present study were to evaluate the accuracy of 24-hr intraesophageal pH
monitoring in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux in the hospital setting and to …

The results of ambulatory 24-h esophageal pH monitoring in 67 patients with
gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (endoscopic esophagitis, n= 44; normal endoscopy, n …

In a group of 60 patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux (GER), we carried out
upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and 24-h ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring to …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common problem that frequently presents with atypical
complaints including nausea, hiccups, globus sensation, chest pain, hoarseness, coughing …

To reassess 24-hour esophageal monitoring and determine if shorter time periods might
retain its diagnostic benefits, we studied 16 gastroesophageal reflux (GER) patients and …

Twenty-four-hour home esophageal pH monitoring is proposed in order to study
gastroesophageal reflux (GER) so that prolonged use of costly hospital equipment and staff …

In this review article we examine several facets of extended pH monitoring of the
esophagus. The different types of instrumentation and the technical difficulties of obtaining …

The diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) entails the identification of
patients with esophagitis and its complications as well as patients who have symptoms but …

Twenty-four normal subjects and 64 symptomatic patients with various degrees of reflux
disease (24 with reflux symptoms without esophagitis and 21 with mild and 19 with severe …