Comparison of esophageal acid exposure at 1 cm and 6 cm above the squamocolumnar junction using the Bravo™ pH monitoring system

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-182

  Pandolfino, J E ^a   Lee, T J ^a   Schreiner, M A ^a   Zhang, Q ^a   Roth, M P ^a   Kahrilas, P J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bravo pH system; GERD; pH monitoring; Radiotelemetry pH capsule; Squamocolumnar junction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PH; EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEMETRY;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; TELEMETRY;

EID: 33646766428     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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