Acid Reflux Disease

Study findings from T. Kawai et al provide new insights into acid reflux disease

Published in Medical Imaging Law Weekly, January 27th, 2009

According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "We used transnasal ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy (UT-EGD) to simultaneously perform realtime esophageal manometry and observe esophageal peristalsis. The subjects were 22 healthy volunteers and 10 patients with proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) dependent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)."

"We induced the primary peristaltic wave associated with swallowing and observed it endoscopically in the lower esophagus, at the same time measuring the intraesophageal pressure using a manometry catheter. The mean primary peristaltic amplitude associated with swallowing was 65.6 +/- 47.4 mmHg in the volunteer group, and 28.0 +/-...

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Source: Medical Imaging Law Weekly (2009-01-27)

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