BSPGHAN Motility Working Group position statement: paediatric multichannel intraluminal pH impedance monitoring—indications, methods and interpretation

MULTICHANNEL INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE AND pH.

Esophageal function testing using multichannel intraluminal impedance.

Multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) is a new technique for evaluation of bolus transport. We evaluated esophageal function using bolus transport time (BTT) and contraction wave velocity (CWV) of liquid, semisolid, and solid boluses. Ten healthy subjects underwent MII swallow evaluation with various boluses of sterile water (pH 5), applesauce, three different sized marshmallows, and iced a...

Multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH-metry for investigation of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease.

BACKGROUND Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH-metry (MII-pH) is a technique that enables monitoring of gastroesophageal reflux independent of its acidity. AIM To investigate the utility of MII-pH in the clinical investigation of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. METHODS 32 consecutive patients underwent 24-hour ambulatory MII-pH. 16 patients wer...

BSPAR position statement on professionals working in paediatric rheumatology.

‘It seems so obvious it hardly needs to be said: just as children differ from adults in terms of their physical, psychological, intellectual and emotional development, so they differ in their healthcare needs. They experience and see the world differently. Children are in a constant state of growth and development which creates particular needs and demands which are of a different order from th...

Correlation between Reflux and multichannel intraluminal impedance pH monitoring in untreated volunteers.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Although probable causative agents have been identified (e.g., refluxate components, tobacco smoke), the definitive mechanism for inflammation-related laryngeal mucosal damage remains elusive. Multichannel intraluminal impedance combined with pH monitoring (MII/pH) has emerged as a sensitive tool for diagnosis and characterization of gastroesophageal reflux disease with la...