Bravo capsule placement in the gastric cardia: A novel method for analysis of proximal stomach acid environment

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1721-1727

  Pandolfino, John E ^a   Schreiner, Mitchal A ^a   Lee, Thomas J ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PH ELECTRODE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH PH; AMBULATORY MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; PH;

CARDIA; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MONITORING, AMBULATORY;

EID: 25644442488     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41733.x     Document Type: Article

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