Esophageal function testing

A Wang, DK Pleskow, S Banerjee, BA Barth… - Gastrointestinal …, 2012 - giejournal.org
Background Esophageal function testing can be a useful adjunct for the evaluation of upper
GI tract symptoms. The current technology includes conventional and high-resolution …

New techniques to evaluate esophageal function

D Sifrim, K Blondeau - Digestive diseases, 2006 - karger.com
Classical techniques like videofluoroscopy, stationary manometry and ambulatory 24-hour
pH-metry are routinely used in the clinic to study patients with dysphagia, chest pain and …

Esophageal motility testing: impedance-based transit measurement and high-resolution manometry

AJ Bredenoord, AJ Smout - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Esophageal function tests are widely used, not only to obtain insight into esophageal
physiology and pathophysiology in a research setting, but also to diagnose esophageal …

New esophageal function testing (impedance, Bravo pH monitoring, and high-resolution manometry): clinical relevance

JA Wilson, MF Vela - Current gastroenterology reports, 2008 - Springer
Esophageal testing aims to quantify gastroesophageal reflux or characterize esophageal
motility. Reflux monitoring traditionally has been based on the detection of acidic reflux by a …

Indications and interpretation of esophageal function testing

CP Gyawali, N de Bortoli, J Clarke… - Annals of the New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Esophageal symptoms are common, and can arise from mucosal, motor, functional, and
neoplastic processes, among others. Judicious use of diagnostic testing can help define the …

High-resolution esophageal manometry: interpretation in clinical practice

R Yadlapati - Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
High-resolution esophageal manometry: interpretation in clin... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology High-resolution esophageal manometry: interpretation in clinical practice …

ACG clinical guidelines: clinical use of esophageal physiologic testing

CP Gyawali, DA Carlson, JW Chen… - Official journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Esophageal symptoms are common and may indicate the presence of gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD), structural processes, motor dysfunction, behavioral conditions, or …

Technology insight: the role of impedance testing for esophageal disorders

D Sifrim, K Blondeau - Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & …, 2006 - nature.com
Classic techniques like videofluoroscopy, stationary manometry, and ambulatory 24 h pH-
metry are routinely used in the clinic to study patients with dysphagia, chest pain and reflux …

New developments in esophageal motility testing

R Yadlapati, GT Furuta, P Menard-Katcher - Current treatment options in …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to present the latest developments in
esophageal motility testing and summarize the current paradigm of esophageal motility …

Utility of esophageal mucosal impedance as a diagnostic test for esophageal disease

DA Patel, MF Vaezi - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Utility of esophageal mucosal impedance as a diagnostic test... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology Utility of esophageal mucosal impedance as a diagnostic test for esophageal …