Advances in the Diagnosis of GERD Using the Esophageal pH Monitoring, Gastro-Esophageal Impedance-pH Monitoring, And Pitfalls

Authors

  • Mojgan Foroutan Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal and liver Diseases Research Center (RCGLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Homayoun Zojaji Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammad Javad Ehsani Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammad Darvishi Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center (IDTMRC), Department of Aerospace and Subaquatic Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.410

Keywords:

Impedance-pH monitoring, Gastro-esophageal, Reflux

Abstract

PH monitoring is not capable of detecting all types of reflux, especially when the amount of acid is very low or not at all in the refluxate. Multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring (MII-pH) is used as a new method to assess bolus transport. The types of reflexes including acid, weak acid and weak alkaline MII-pH is capable of distinguishing more reflux episodes based upon use of physical and chemical parameters of the refluxate, leads to a diagnosis of normal acid reflux from abnormal nonacidic reflux. 24-h oesophagal pH monitoring can be effectively used to assess the potential relationship between symptoms and refluxes. MII-pH is capable of distinguishing more reflux episodes based upon use of physical and chemical parameters of the refluxate, leads to a diagnosis of normal acid reflux from abnormal nonacidic reflux. It can be used to confirm gastro-oesophagal reflux episodes, where has a sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing GERD in comparison with endoscopy or pH-metry.

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2018-10-26

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Foroutan M, Zojaji H, Ehsani MJ, Darvishi M. Advances in the Diagnosis of GERD Using the Esophageal pH Monitoring, Gastro-Esophageal Impedance-pH Monitoring, And Pitfalls. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 26 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];6(10):1934-40. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2018.410

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