Impact of prolonged 48-h wireless capsule esophageal pH monitoring on diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease and evaluation of the relationship between symptoms and reflux episodes

Impact of prolonged 48-h wireless capsule esophageal pH monitoring on diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease and evaluation of the relationship between symptoms and reflux episodes

CONTEXT: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common digestive diseases and an important cause of distress to patients. Diagnosis of this condition can require ambulatory pH monitoring. OBJECTIVES: To determine the diagnostic yield of a wireless ambulatory pH monitoring system of 48-ho...

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Main Authors: Gerson Ricardo de Souza Domingues, Joaquim Prado P. Moraes-Filho, Aline Gonçalves Leite Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Refluxo gastroesofágico
Monitoramento do pH esofágico
Determinação da acidez gástrica
Cápsulas endoscópicas
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000100006&lng=en&tlng=en

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