Ambulatory oesophageal pH-metry: Position paper of the working team on oesophageal pH-metry by the GISMAD (Gruppo Italiano di Studio sulla Motilita dell'Apparato Digerente)

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-364

  Pace, F ^a   Annese, V ^b   Ceccatelli, P ^c   Fei, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Oesophageal pH metry

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; EATING HABIT; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CODING; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033921871     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1590-8658(00)80030-4     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Heading RC. Epidemiology of oesophageal reflux disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 1989;24(Suppl 168):33-7.
2. Spechler SJ. Epidemiology and natural history of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Digestion 1982;51(Suppl. 1):24-9.
3. Castell DO. pH monitoring versus other tests for GERD. Is this gold standard? In: Richter JE, editor. Ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring. Practical approach and clinical application. New York: Igaku Shoin; 1991. p. 101-13.
4. Tuttle SG, Grossman MI. Detection of gastroesophageal reflux by simultaneous measurement of intraluminal pressure and pH. Proceedings of the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine 1958;98:225-7.
5. Tuttle SG, Bettarello A, Grossman MI. Gastroesophageal regurgitation. J Am Med Assoc 1961;176:498-500.
6. Spencer J. Prolonged pH recording in the study of gastroesophageal reflux. Br J Surg 1969;56:9-12.
7. Johnson LF, De Meester TF. Twenty-four hour pH monitoring of the distal esophagus. A quantitative measure of gastroesophageal reflux. Am J Gastroenterol 1974;62:325-32.
8. Mattox HF, Richter JE. Prolonged ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring in the evaluation of GERD. Am J Med 1990;89:345-56.
9. Fuchs KH, De Meester TR, Albertucci M. Specificity and sensitivity of objective diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Surgery 1987;102:575-9.
10. 2 antagonists. Gastroenterology 1985;88:1842-51.
11. De Meester TR, Johnson LF, Joseph GJ. Patterns of gastroesophageal reflux in health and disease. Ann Surg 1976;184:459-70.
12. Emde C. Electrochemical aspects of pH electrodes. Dig Dis 1990;8(Suppl 1):18-22.
13. Emde C, Gamer A, Blum AL. Technical aspects of intraluminal pH-metry in man: current status and recommendations. Gut 1987;28:1177-88.
14. Rovelstad RH, Owen CA, Magrath TB. Factors influencing the continuous recording of in situ pH of gastroduodenal contents. Gastroenterology 1988;83:629-35.
15. Mela GS, Savarino V, Moretti M, Sumberaz A, Bonifacino G, Zentilin P, et al. Antimony and glass pH electrodes can be used interchangeably in 24-hour studies of gastric acidity. Dig Dis Sci 1990;35:1473-81.
16. Savarino V, Mela GS, Scalabrini P, Magnolia MR, Percario G, Di Timoteo E. et al. 24-hour comparison between pH values of continuous intraluminal recording and simultaneous gastric aspiration. Scand J Gastroenterol 1987;22:135-40.
17. Galmiche JP, Scarpignato C. Esophageal pH monitoring. Functional evaluation in esophageal disease. Front Gastrointest Res 1994;22:71-108.
18. McLauchlan G, Rawlings JM, Lucas ML, Mc Cloy RF, Grean GP, McColl KEL. Electrodes for 24 hour pH monitoring: a comparative study. Gut 1991;32:240-5.
19. De Caestecker JS, Heading RC. Esophageal pH monitoring. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1990;19:645-69.
20. Ask P, Edwall J, Johanson KE. Accuracy and choice of procedures in 24-hour oesophageal pH monitoring with monocrystalline antimony electrodes. Med Biol Eng Comput 1986;24:602-8.
21. Branicki FJ, Evans DJ, Ogilvie AL, Atkinson M, Hardcastle JD. Ambulatory monitoring of oesophageal pH in reflux oesophagitis using a portable radiotelemetry system. Gut 1982;23:992-8.
22. Rawlings JM, Lucas ML. Plastic electrodes for measurement of gastrointestinal pH. Gut 1985;26:203-8.
23. Schepel SJ, Rooij NF, Koning G. In vivo experiments with a pH ISFET electrode. Med Biol Eng Comput 1984;22:6-24.
24. Duroux PH, Emde C, Bauerfeind P, Francis C, Grisel A, Thybaud L, et al. The ion sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) pH electrode: a new sensor for long term ambulatory pH monitoring. Gut 1991;32:240-5.
25. Weusten BL, Akkermans LM, vanBerge-Henegouwen GP, Smout AJ. Spatiotemporal characteristics of physiological gastroesophageal reflux. Am J Physiol 1994;266:G357-62.
26. Mela GS, Savarino V. Measuring acid gastroesophageal reflux. Dig Dis Sci 1990;35:282-3.
27. Anggiansah A, Sumboonnanonda K, Wang J, Linsell J, Hale P, Owen WJ. Significantly reduced acid detection at 10 centimeters compared to 5 centimeters above lower esophageal sphincter in patients with acid reflux. Am J Gastroenterol 1993;88:842-6.
28. Klauser AG, Heinrich C, Schindlbeck NF, Muller-Lissner SA. Is long term esophageal pH monitoring of clinical value? Am J Gastroenterol 1989;84:362-8.
29. Anggiansah A, Bright N, McCullagh M. Alternative method of positioning pH probe for oesophageal pH monitoring. Gut 1992;33:111-4.
30. Wo JM, Hunter JG, Waring JP. Dual-channel ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring. A useful tool? Dig Dis Sci 1997;42:2222-6.
31. Klauser AG, Schindlbeck NE, Müller-Lissner SA. Esophageal 24-hour pH monitoring: is prior manometry necessary for correct positioning of the electrode? Am J Gastroenterol 1990;85:1463-7.
32. Mattox HE, Richter JE, Sinclair JW, Price JE, Case LD. Gastroesophageal pH step-up inaccurately locates proximal border of lower esophageal sphincter. Dig Dis Sci 1992;37:1185-91.
33. Singh S, Price JE, Richter JE. The LES locator: accurate placement of an electrode for 24-hour pH measurement with a combined solid-state pressure transducer. Am J Gastroenterol 1992;87:967-70.
34. Fink S, McCallum RW. The role of prolonged oesophageal pH monitoring in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux. J Am Med Assoc 1984;252:1160-7.
35. Weusten BLAM, Smout AJ. Symptom analysis in 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring. In: Richter JE, editor. Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 97-105.
36. Ward BW, Wu WC, Richter JE, Lui KW, Castell DO. Ambulatory 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring. Technoloy searching for a clinical application. J Clin Gastroenterol 1986;8:59-67.
37. Breumelhof R, Smout AJ. The symptom sensitivity index: a valuable additional parameter in 24-hour esophageal pH recording. Am J Gastroenterol 1991;86:160-4.
38. Ghillebert G, Janssens J, Vantrappen G, Nevens F, Piessens J. Ambulatory 24-hour intra-esophageal pH and pressure recordings vs provocation tests in the diagnosis of chest pain of esophageal origin. Gut 1990;31:738-44.
39. Weusten BLAM, Roelofs JMM, Akkermans LMA, Van Berge Henegouwen GP, Smout AJ. The symptom association probability: an improved method for symptom analysis of 24-hour esophageal pH data. Gastroenterology 1994;107:1741-5.
40. Schan CA. What are the optimal length and setting for esophageal pH testing? In: Richter JE, editor. Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 49-55.
41. Baldi F, Ferrarini F, Longanesi AM, Bersani G & GISMAD. Ambulatory 24-hour oesophageal pH-monitoring in normal subjects: a multicenter study in Italy. Ital J Gastroenterol 1991;23:447-80.
42. Bremmer RM, DeMeester TR, Stein JH. Ambulatory 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring-What is abnormal ? In: Richter JE, editor. Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. p. 77-96.
43. Mattioli S, Pilotti V, Felice V. Ambulatory 24-hour pH monitoring of the esophagus, fundus and antrum. Dig Dis Sci 1990;35:929-38.
44. Bechi P, Paucciani F, Baldini F, Cosi F, Falciai R, Mazzauti R, et al. Long-term ambulatory enterogastric reflux monitoring: validation of a new fiberoptic technique. Dig Dis Sci 1993;38:1297-306.
45. Vaezi MF, Richter JE. Role of acid and duodenogastroesophageal reflux in gastroesophageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology 1996;111:1192-9.
46. Kahrilas PJ, Quigley EMM. Clinical esophageal pH recording: a technical review for practice guideline development. Gastroenterology 1996;110:1982-96.
47. Weiner GJ, Morgan TM, Copper JB. Ambulatory 24-h pH monitoring: reproducibility and variability of pH parameters. Dig Dis Sci 1988;33:1138-41.
48. Jamieson JR, Stein HJ, DeMeester TR, Bonavina L, Schwizer W, Hinder RA, et al. Ambulatory 24-h esophageal pH monitoring: normal values, optimal thresholds, specificity and reproducibility. Am J Gastroenterol 1992;87:1102-11.
49. Murphy DW, Yuan Y, Castell DO. Does the intraesophageal probe accurately detect acid reflux? Simultaneous recording with two pH probes in humans. Dig Dis Sci 1980;34:649-56.
50. Trimble KC, Douglas S, Heading RC. Twenty-four esophageal pH monitoring: technique and application. The Gastroenterologist 1995;3:187-98.
51. Johnsson F, Joelsson B. Reproducibilty of ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring. Gut 1988;29:886-9.