Accurate positioning of the 24-hour pH monitoring catheter: Agreement between manometry and pH step-up method in two patient positions

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 6197-6202

  Can, Mehmet Fatih ^a   Yagci, Gokhan ^a   Cetiner, Sadettin ^a   Gulsen, Mustafa ^a   Yigit, Taner ^a   Ozturk, Erkan ^a   Gorgulu, Semih ^a   Tufan, Turgut ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Esophageal manometry; Gastroesophageal reflux; pH monitoring; pH step up method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; NOSE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PH MEASUREMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 37849044701     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.13.6197     Document Type: Article

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