PRINCIPLES OF COMBINED ESOPHAGEAL IMPEDANCE-PH MONITORING IN CHILDREN: INDICATIONS, BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS

• Главные авторы: Mihai-Mirel Stoicescu (Автор), Felicia Galos (Автор), Mihai Munteanu (Автор), Simina Visan (Автор), Coriolan Ulmeanu (Автор), Mihaela Balgradean (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 < 4) and nonacidic reflux. In order to o...