Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

BACKGROUND: Wireless pH studies can offer prolonged pH monitoring, which may potentially facilitate the diagnosis and management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the detection rate of abnormal esophageal acid exposure using prolong...

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Main Authors: Brian G Turner, John R Saltzman, Ling Hua, Rie Maurer, Natan Feldman, David L Carr-Locke, Robert Burakoff, Julia J Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/328175
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spelling doaj-c03aa6858a764323886daf4b9389da722020-11-24T23:13:28ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-01211173774110.1155/2007/328175Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseBrian G Turner0John R Saltzman1Ling Hua2Rie Maurer3Natan Feldman4David L Carr-Locke5Robert Burakoff6Julia J Liu7Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Wireless pH studies can offer prolonged pH monitoring, which may potentially facilitate the diagnosis and management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the detection rate of abnormal esophageal acid exposure using prolonged pH monitoring in patients with suspected or refractory GERD symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/328175
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John R Saltzman
Ling Hua
Rie Maurer
Natan Feldman
David L Carr-Locke
Robert Burakoff
Julia J Liu
Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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John R Saltzman
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Natan Feldman
David L Carr-Locke
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title Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
title_short Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
title_full Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
title_fullStr Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
title_full_unstemmed Endoscopic pH Monitoring for Patients with Suspected or Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
title_sort endoscopic ph monitoring for patients with suspected or refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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publishDate 2007-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Wireless pH studies can offer prolonged pH monitoring, which may potentially facilitate the diagnosis and management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the detection rate of abnormal esophageal acid exposure using prolonged pH monitoring in patients with suspected or refractory GERD symptoms.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/328175
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