Relationship between baseline impedance levels and esophageal mucosal integrity in children with erosive and non-erosive reflux disease

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Borrelli, O ^a   Salvatore, S ^b   Mancini, V ^c   Ribolsi, M ^d   Gentile, M ^c   Bizzarri, B ^e   Cicala, M ^d   Lindley, K J ^a   de'Angelis, G L ^e  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baseline impedance; Children; Erosive reflux disease; Gastro esophageal reflux disease; Intercellular space diameter; Multichannel intraluminal impedance test; Non erosive reflux disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HEMATEMESIS; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NON EROSIVE REFLUX DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 84865441888     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01947.x     Document Type: Article

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