Testing for gastroesophageal reflux in the 21st century

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011 Sep:1232:358-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06066.x.

Abstract

The following on testing for gastroesophageal reflux in the 21st century contains commentaries on wireless pH monitoring; extension of pH recording duration to 48 or 96 h; extraesophageal GERD syndromes, diagnosis paradigms, and related investigating tools; off- or on-PPI reflux monitoring in the preoperative setting; and the potential influence of PPIs on reflux parameters.

MeSH terms

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / diagnosis*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Probability