A SIGE-SINGEM-AIGO technical review on the clinical use of esophageal reflux monitoring

Patients with esophageal symptoms potentially associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease such as heartburn, regurgitation, chest pain, or cough represent one of the most frequent reasons for referral to gastroenterological evaluation. The utility of esophageal reflux monitoring in clinical practice is: (1) to accurately define reflux burden, (2) to segregate patients according to reflux monitoring results as true GERD, reflux hypersensitivity and functional heartburn, and (3) to establish a treatment plan.

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - June 4, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Edoardo Savarino, Marzio Frazzoni, Elisa Marabotto, Patrizia Zentilin, Paola Iovino, Mario Costantini, Salvatore Tolone, Edda Battaglia, Michele Cicala, Paolo Usai Satta, Nicola de Bortoli, Roberto Penagini, Vincenzo Savarino Tags: Review Article Source Type: research