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Treatment of esophageal achalasia in children: Today and tomorrow [PDF]

, 2015
Esophageal achalasia (EA) is a rare esophageal motility disorder in children. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) represents the treatment of choice in young patients. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is becoming an alternative to LHM.
Caldaro, T, Contini, Ac, Costamagna, G., Cucchiara, Salvatore, Dall'Oglio, L, De Angelis, P, Familiari, P, Federici di Abriola, G, Gigante, G, Marchese, M, Romeo, Ef, Torroni, F   +11 more
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Impact of prolonged 48-h wireless capsule esophageal pH monitoring on diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease and evaluation of the relationship between symptoms and reflux episodes

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2011
CONTEXT: Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common digestive diseases and an important cause of distress to patients. Diagnosis of this condition can require ambulatory pH monitoring.
Gerson Ricardo de Souza Domingues, Joaquim Prado P. Moraes-Filho, Aline Gonçalves Leite Domingues   +2 more
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Comorbid Conditions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Recognition and Management. [PDF]

, 2017
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown etiology, primarily affects older adults and leads to a progressive decline in lung function and quality of life.
Collard, Harold R, Oldham, Justin M
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Achalasia: A review of Western and Iranian experiences [PDF]

, 2009
Achalasia is a primary motor disorder of the esophagus, in which esophageal emptying is impaired. Diagnosis of achalasia is based on clinical findings. The diagnosis is confirmed by radiographic, endoscopic, and manometric evaluations. Several treatments
Mikaeli, J., Islami, F., Malekzadeh, R.
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Clinical utility and tolerability of JSPH-1 wireless esophageal pH monitoring system

BMC Gastroenterology, 2013
Background Wireless esophageal pH monitoring system is an important approach for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the aim of this study is to test the tolerability and utility of the first wireless esophageal pH monitoring system made
Li Jun-Nan, Liu Chun-Lun, Tao Xiao-Hong
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PRINCIPLES OF COMBINED ESOPHAGEAL IMPEDANCE-PH MONITORING IN CHILDREN: INDICATIONS, BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2014
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 <
Mihai-Mirel Stoicescu, Felicia Galos, Mihai Munteanu, Simina Visan, Coriolan Ulmeanu, Mihaela Balgradean   +5 more
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Esophageal ph monitoring study of eight hours in pediatric patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux [PDF]

, 2005
PURPOSE: To study the pH monitoring over eight hours, analyzing variables such symptomatology and esophagogastroduodenoscopy, as well as the following pH monitoring parameters: number of reflux episodes, number of episodes longer than five minutes ...
Carneluti, Ricardo, Cury, Edson Khodor, Martins, Jose Luiz   +2 more
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F-18-FDG and C-11-choline positron emission tomography in human esophago-gastric cancer : prediction of response to therapy [PDF]

, 2010
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Hammonds, Solveig, McAteer, Dympna, Nicolson, Marianne, Park, Kenneth, Schweiger, Lutz, Sheehan, Margaret, Smith, Timothy, Suttie, Stuart, Welch, Andrew   +8 more
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Value of adjunctive evidence from MII-pH monitoring and high-resolution manometry in inconclusive GERD patients with AET 4–6%

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2021
Objectives: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disease in gastroenterology outpatients. However, some patients with typical reflux symptoms does not satisfy diagnostic criteria.
Ya Jiang, Liuqin Jiang, Bixing Ye, Lin Lin   +3 more
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Analysis of Esophageal Motility and Reflux Characteristics in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease With or Without Extraesophageal Symptoms

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2022
Background: The pathogenesis of extraesophageal symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease is complex, and esophageal motility and reflux may be involved in it.
Guoping Jiang, Yanqun Cong, Feng Zhou, Peifen Zheng   +3 more
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