Clinical use of mean nocturnal baseline impedance and post-reflux swallow-induced peristaltic wave index for the diagnosis of gastro-esophageal reflux disease

P Visaggi, L Mariani, FB Svizzero, L Tarducci, A Sostilio… - Esophagus, 2022 - Springer
The clinical diagnosis of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is based on the
presence of typical esophageal troublesome symptoms. In clinical practice, heartburn relief …

Dietary factors involved in GERD management

M Fox, CP Gyawali - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2023 - Elsevier
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is extremely common, and even modest weight
gain has been associated with higher symptom burden as well as objective evidence of …

Mean nocturnal baseline impedance correlates with symptom outcome when acid exposure time is inconclusive on esophageal reflux monitoring

A Rengarajan, E Savarino, M Della Coletta… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Abnormal acid exposure time (AET) is associated with good outcomes
of symptoms from antireflux therapy. Low esophageal mean nocturnal baseline impedance …

Fragmented and failed swallows on esophageal high‐resolution manometry associate with abnormal reflux burden better than weak swallows

BD Rogers, A Rengarajan, A Mauro… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Association between proportions of hypomotile swallows on esophageal high‐
resolution manometry (HRM) and esophageal reflux burden remains incompletely …

Ambulatory pH-impedance findings confirm that grade B Esophagitis provides objective diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease

P Visaggi, G Del Corso, CP Gyawali… - Official journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: Demographics, clinical data, endoscopy findings, and objective proton-pump
inhibitor response were collected from symptomatic prospectively enrolled patients from 2 …

High-resolution manometry thresholds and motor patterns among asymptomatic individuals

A Rengarajan, BD Rogers, Z Wong, S Tolone… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective High-resolution manometry (HRM) is the current standard for characterization of
esophageal body and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) function. We aimed to examine the …

Prolonged wireless pH monitoring in patients with persistent reflux symptoms despite proton pump inhibitor therapy

S Hasak, R Yadlapati, O Altayar, R Sweis… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Wireless pH monitoring measures esophageal acid exposure time
(AET) for up to 96 hours. We evaluated competing methods of analysis of wireless pH data …

Esophageal high-resolution manometry can unravel the mechanisms by which different bariatric techniques produce different reflux exposures

S Tolone, E Savarino, N de Bortoli, M Frazzoni… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Bariatric surgery is increasingly performed. Since there are numerous surgical
techniques, the effects of these on the esophageal function are still poorly understood. We …

A SIGE-SINGEM-AIGO technical review on the clinical use of esophageal reflux monitoring

E Savarino, M Frazzoni, E Marabotto, P Zentilin… - Digestive and Liver …, 2020 - Elsevier
Patients with esophageal symptoms potentially associated with gastroesophageal reflux
disease such as heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, or cough represent one of the most …

Chicago classification v4. 0 protocol improves specificity and accuracy of diagnosis of oesophagogastric junction outflow obstruction

P Visaggi, M Ghisa, G Del Corso… - Alimentary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Chicago classification version 4.0 (CCv4. 0) introduced stringent
diagnostic criteria for oesophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO), in order to …