ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY AND REFLUX TESTING - STATE-OF-THE-ART AND CLINICAL ROLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Authors
DENT J HOLLOWAY RH
Citation
J. Dent et Rh. Holloway, ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY AND REFLUX TESTING - STATE-OF-THE-ART AND CLINICAL ROLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Gastroenterology clinics of North America, 25(1), 1996, pp. 51
Citations number
85
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Gastroenterology clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898553
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8553(1996)25:1<51:EMART->2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Esophageal function testing has an important place in the investigatio n of a significant proportion of patients with esophageal disorders. A ppropriate application of these tests requires a proper understanding of their capabilities and limitations and careful primary assessment b y other modalities. This article discusses fluoroscopy, esophageal man ometry, and esophageal pH monitoring as methods of esophageal function testing.