Investigations and technical advances have enhanced our understanding and management
of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The recognition of the prevalence and importance of …

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

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 …

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 …

Background: Twenty-four-hour esophageal pH monitoring is a useful investigation for
diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), however. it is not widely available in …

Introduction. Multichannel intraluminal esophageal impedance combined to pH-metry (pH-
MII) is a sensitive tool for evaluating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The …

Introduction: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be defined as any symptomatic
clinical condition that results from the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. Several …

Background: Esophageal pH monitoring in conjunction with multichannel intraluminal
impedance (MII-pH) is now considered the most accurate method for detection and …

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

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 …