Jorge A Olmos, John E Pandolfino, María M Piskorz, Natalia Zamora, Miguel A Valdovinos Díaz, José M Remes Troche, Mauricio Guzmán, Albis Hani, Luis R Valdovinos García, Hannah Pitanga Lukashok, Gerson Domingues, Eduardo Vesco, Mariel Mejia Rivas, Luis F Pineda Ovalle, Daniel Cisternas, Marcelo F Vela
BACKGROUND: Diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be challenging given varying symptom presentations, and complex multifactorial pathophysiology. The gold standard for GERD diagnosis is esophageal acid exposure time (AET) measured by pH-metry. A variety of additional diagnostic tools are available. The goal of this consensus was to assess the individual merits of GERD diagnostic tools based on current evidence, and provide consensus recommendations following discussion and voting by experts...
March 2024: Neurogastroenterology and Motility: the Official Journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society