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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...

The standard test for suspected gastroesophageal refl ux is pH monitoring. However, the majority of gastroesophageal refl ux episodes in infants and children are nonacidic (pH > 4) and extraesophageal symptoms apparently can be caused by both acidic (pH < 4) and nonacidic refl ux. In order to overcome these aspects, a new technique has been developed and placed under scrutiny in the past twenty...

AIM This study was designed to investigate about findings of Impedance pH-monitoring in patients with atypical symptoms of GERD. BACKGROUND The routine treatment with proton pump inhibitors is not very effective in patients with atypical symptoms of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). It may be due to non-acid reflux which cannot be monitored using common methods such as pH-metry. Theref...

Multichannel intraluminal impedance is a relatively new technology that allows detection of bolus movement in the gastrointestinal tract without the use of radiation. In clinical applications it is combined with manometry, allowing a better evaluation of the functional characteristics (ie, bolus transit) of esophageal motility abnormalities. When combined with pH monitoring, it provides more co...

We report the case of a rare association between achalasia and Down syndrome in a child presenting with symptoms that suggest a gastroesophageal reflux. Evaluation of the patient with 24-hour multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH recording and upper endoscopy lead to the diagnosis of achalasia. However, the persistence of the symptoms after the concurrent surgical myomectomy and fundoplica...

Background Esophageal multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring has become one of the preferred tests to correlate observed reflux-like behaviors with esophageal reflux events. The Gastroesophageal reflux disease Assessment Symptom Questionnaire is a validated tool used to distinguish infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease from healthy children. The aim of this study was to determ...

BACKGROUND Gaviscon Infant (GI) has been recommended for gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) in infants. Its efficacy has not been examined with a physiologically appropriate denominator to define the degree of GOR. AIM To investigate the influence of Gaviscon Infant on GOR in infants using combined pH and intraluminal impedance measurement. METHODS Twenty infants (mean age 163.5 days, range 34...