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

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

BACKGROUND Globus sensations, hoarseness and chronic cough are suggested to be atypical manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). The aim of the study was to investigate whether combined pH-metry and multichannel intraluminal impedance monitoring increases the diagnostic yield. METHODS 41 patients with atypical GERD symptoms were included in the study. Globus sensation was the...

[Multichannel intraluminal impedance associated with pH-metry in the study of gastroesophageal reflux disease].

Gastroesophageal reflux evaluation in patients affected by chronic cough: Restech versus multichannel intraluminal impedance/pH metry.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Oropharyngeal (OP) pH monitoring has been developed to detect supra-esophageal gastric reflux (SEGR). The results obtained with OP pH-metry and multichannel intraluminal impedance/pH monitoring (MII/pH) were compared. STUDY DESIGN Diagnostic study. METHODS Ten patients (age 46.33 ± 9.86 years) presenting with chronic coughing underwent simultaneous OP and MII/pH record...

Chronic Cough and Dental Erosions in a Child with Gastroesophageal Reflux Evaluated by Ph‐metry Associated with Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance

The clinical manifestations of the gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are multiple and heterogeneous, differing according to age and individual susceptibility. The relationship between respiratory manifestations and the gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children is a contro‐ versial topic on: proving or refuting either cause or effect, with special stress on the most important symptom – coug...

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in Children with Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion

BACKGROUND/AIMS To evaluate the characteristic properties of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children with otitis media with effusion (OME) using 24-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance combined with dual-probe (pharyngeal and esophageal) pH-metry. METHODS Children aged 7-10 years of age with OME underwent 24-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance pH-...