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Selecting gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients for surgery on the basis of standard 24-h pH monitoring may be challenging, particularly if this investigation does not correlate with clinical symptoms. Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance pH monitoring (MII-pH) is able to physically detect each episode of intraesophageal bolus movements, enabling identification of either acid or non-acid reflux episodes and thus establish the association of the reflux with symptoms.
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Foregut and Obesity Pathophysiology Study Center, First Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Naples II, Via Strettola a Chiaia, 7, 80122, Naples, Italy. gdg@doctor.com
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