Combined pH-metry/impedance monitoring increases the diagnostic yield in patients with atypical gastroesophageal reflux symptoms

Digestion

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Bajbouj, Monther ^a   Becker, Valentin ^a   Neuber, Martin ^a   Schmid, Roland M ^a   Meining, Alexander ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atypical symptoms; GERD; Globus; Hoarseness; Impedance; pH metry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GOLD STANDARD; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; COUGH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOARSENESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 40449120279     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112728     Document Type: Article

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