Characterization of patients with low baseline impedance on multichannel intraluminal impedance-ph reflux testing

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages e55-e57

  Heard, Richard ^a   Castell, June ^b   Castell, Donald O ^b   Pohl, Daniel ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Distal baseline impedance (DBI); Impedance pH; Low baseline; MII pH

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863782187     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318247c319     Document Type: Article

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