pH probe positioning for 24-hour pH-metry by manometry or pH step-up

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-382

  Pehl, Christian ^a   Boccali, Ilona ^a   Hennig, Michael ^b   Schepp, Wolfgang ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

24 Hour pH metry; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Manometry; Method of probe positioning; pH step up

Indexed keywords

PANTOPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

2-PYRIDINYLMETHYLSULFINYLBENZIMIDAZOLES; ADULT; AGED; BENZIMIDAZOLES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMPS; SULFOXIDES;

EID: 1842452879     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200404000-00002     Document Type: Article

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