Prospective study examining the impact of multichannel intraluminal impedance on antireflux surgery

Publication

Prospective study examining the impact of multichannel intraluminal impedance on antireflux surgery

Journal Paper/Review - Oct 18, 2007

Gruebel C, Linke G, Tutuian R, Hebbard G, Zerz A, Meyenberger Christa, Borovicka Jan

Citation

Gruebel C, Linke G, Tutuian R, Hebbard G, Zerz A, Meyenberger C, Borovicka J. Prospective study examining the impact of multichannel intraluminal impedance on antireflux surgery. Surg Endosc 2007; 22:1241-7.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Surg Endosc 2007; 22

Publication Date

Oct 18, 2007

Issn Electronic

1432-2218

Pages

1241-7

Brief description/objective

Reflux monitoring using combined multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) and pH-metry increases the sensitivity for identifying gastroesophageal reflux episodes. The likelihood of a positive symptom index (SI) for patients with reflux disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease [GERD] or nonerosive reflux disease [NERD]) receiving proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment has been used to select candidates for antireflux surgery. Little is known about the advantages of MII-pH monitoring compared with pH monitoring alone for evaluating GERD/NERD patients off PPI treatment considered as candidates for antireflux surgery or for assessing changes in MII-pH-detected reflux episodes after antireflux surgery. This study aimed to determine the additional value of MII over pH-metry alone for patients off PPI treatment before and after antireflux surgery.