You are going to have a 24-hour pH monitoring test. This test checks if your symptoms are related to refluxing (coming up from your stomach) or regurgitating (bringing up) acid from your stomach (belly) into your esophagus (the tube in your throat connecting your mouth and stomach to swallow food). This pamphlet explains why and how the test is done, and how the test will feel. Information about medications, eating, drinking, and activity during the 24-hour pH monitoring test is given. A diary …
Esophageal Diseases: Evaluation and Treatment is a concise and easy-to-read manual which explores the pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, treatment and strategies for avoiding and managing esophageal diseases. Simple operative approaches are explained, relevant technical considerations are given, and management strategies of the disease process are described in each chapter for better understanding. Written by world class international esophageal surgeons and gastroenterologists, Esophageal…
This test is done so that your doctor can study the activity of the muscles and the pressure in your esophagus (swallowing tube). The pamphlet describes where you go for your test, how to get ready, how the test is done, and what will happen after the test.
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