| Title | Can pH recordings suggest defective esophageal peristalsis in patients with gastroesophageal reflux? | | Author(s) | Parrilla P, Martinez de Haro LF, Ortiz A, Morales G, Cifuentes J, Videla D, Garay V | | Institution | Dept. of Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain. | | Source | Scand J Gastroenterol 1992 Nov; 27(11):929-32. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Esophagus
Female
Gastric Acidity Determination
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Humans
Male
Manometry
Middle Aged
Peristalsis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | Abstract | The data provided by 24-h pH monitoring in 40 patients with gastroesophageal reflux, divided in three groups in accordance with esophageal motor pattern, were compared. Patients with hypomotility had significantly greater reflux rates than those with normal motility or hypermotility, if we consider both total time with pH < 4 and time with pH < 4 corresponding to episodes of > 5 min duration. We conclude that when 24-h pH monitoring shows very high reflux rates, basically corresponding to episodes lasting > 5 min, we should suspect the presence of defective esophageal peristalsis, which must be confirmed with a manometric study. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 1455189 |
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