The Bravo™ pH capsule system

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 156-160

  Kwiatek, M A ^a   Pandolfino, J E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bravo; pH monitoring

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RABEPRAZOLE;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CATHETER; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MANOMETRY; MULTICHANNEL INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE; ODYNOPHAGIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STOMACH ACID;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38749117516     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.10.025     Document Type: Short Survey

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