From sponges to capsules. The history of esophageal pH monitoring

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-103

  Herbella, Fernando A M ^a   Nipominick, Ian ^a   Patti, Marco G ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsule; Gastroesophageal reflux; History; PH

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; STANDARD; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; SYMPTOM;

GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC;

EID: 60549084032     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00889.x     Document Type: Review

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