Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH Testing - A New Diagnostic Technique for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Own Experience

• Authors: Grzegorz Wallner , Michał Solecki , Jacek Huk , Andrzej Dąbrowski , Marek Majewski , Aleksander Dombroskyy
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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In 2001 FDA (Food and Drug administration, USA) gave its permission for simultaneous oesophageal intraluminal impedance examination and pH testing in the clinical practice. In 2002 in Porto, Portugal, a committee of international experts proposed a new classification of reflux types.Material and methods. From October 2005 to June 2006, we examined 36 patients sent to the clinic with GERD symptoms using a Sleuth® recording device.Results. The group of 36 patients (19 women and 17 men); mean age of 47 years with a range of 16-74 years) was examined. The mean length of time for the examination was 22 h 47 min, the shortest one lasting 18 h 36 min; brakes were caused by battery failure. 1509 episodes of reflux were confirmed by impedance channels. Only 538 (35.65%) of these reflux episodes were acidic or weakly acidic and 971 (64.35%) were non-acidic. There was one patient without acid reflux episodes during examination and only 12 non-acidic episodes. The proximal extend, defined as 15 cm above the LES, achieved 616 reflux episodes (40.82%). None of the patients had abnormal physical clearing times; 5 had extended chemical clearing times (13.8%) in recumbent positions.Summary. This paper is not a statistical evaluation of a MII-pH study and is only a report of our first experiences with this new diagnostic method. Objective evaluation of symptom correlation to reflux in MII and the chemical character of the refluxate gives a much more precise qualification to the best type of treatment. In cases of non-acidic reflux, MII-pH testing hastens decision making about surgery.

Keywords

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gastroesophageal reflux disease; impedance; pH; MII-pH

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 490-495

Dates

published

1 - 7 - 2007

online

27 - 11 - 2007

Contributors

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Grzegorz Wallner

• 2 Department of General Gastroenterology and Cancer Gastrointestinal Surgery, Prof. F. Skubiszewski's Medical University in Lublin

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Michał Solecki

• 2 Department of General Gastroenterology and Cancer Gastrointestinal Surgery, Prof. F. Skubiszewski's Medical University in Lublin

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Jacek Huk

• Department of Gastroenterology, 2 Public Hospital in Rzeszów

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Andrzej Dąbrowski

• 2 Department of General Gastroenterology and Cancer Gastrointestinal Surgery, Prof. F. Skubiszewski's Medical University in Lublin

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Marek Majewski

• 2 Department of General Gastroenterology and Cancer Gastrointestinal Surgery, Prof. F. Skubiszewski's Medical University in Lublin

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Aleksander Dombroskyy

• 2 Department of General Gastroenterology and Cancer Gastrointestinal Surgery, Prof. F. Skubiszewski's Medical University in Lublin

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-007-0076-9