Gastroesophageal Reflux
Research on gastroesophageal reflux detailed by scientists at Cleveland Clinic, Department of Gastroenterology
Published in Gastroenterology Week, March 19th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "Impedance monitoring shows that posture and a meal influence gastro-oesophageal reflux composition and frequency," have been published. "Impedance monitoring determines reflux composition as liquid and/or gas, and we assess with impedance the effect of posture and a meal on reflux composition. Twenty-nine gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) patients and 10 normal volunteers underwent simultaneous impedance, manometry and pH for three 40-min periods, each 20-min upright, 10-min left side and 10-min right side," scientists writing in the journal Neurogastroenterology & Motility report.
"One period was fasting, and two...
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