ISSN:
1365-2036
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
: Gastric acid production may persist while patients are treated with proton pump inhibitors. Twenty-four-hour intragastric pH monitoring is being used to identify gastric acid in the stomach while on medical therapy.〈section xml:id="abs1-2"〉〈title type="main"〉Aim: To identify the optimal region of the stomach to demonstrate the presence of gastric acid.〈section xml:id="abs1-3"〉〈title type="main"〉Method: Probe locations confirmed with fluoroscopy after placement and prior to removal. In experiment 1, five volunteers underwent simultaneous, 24-h gastro-oesophageal pH monitoring with the pH sensors located in the gastric antrum, body, fundus and distal oesophagus. In experiment 2, five volunteers underwent simultaneous 24-h pH monitoring with sensors located side by side in the gastric fundus assessing the reproducibility of gastric pH in this region. In experiment 3, 35 volunteers underwent 24-h pH monitoring with pH sensors located in the distal oesophagus and gastric fundus. The mean percentage time for which pH 〈 4 was calculated for total, upright, and supine time periods. Results: pH profiles for the gastric fundus and body are similar—the mean percentage total time for which pH 〈 4 was 92.2% and 90.1%, respectively (P=N.S.). These values are significantly different from the antrum; pH 〈 4=54.6% (P 〈 0.01). pH values from the gastric fundus are highly reproducible (linear regression P= 0.004, r2=0.96). The normal values (mean ± 95th percentile) for percentage time gastric pH 〈 4 in the fundus were: total 95.6 ± 1.5%, upright 94.8 ± 1.8%, and supine 96.5 ± 2.3%.〈section xml:id="abs1-4"〉〈title type="main"〉Conclusion: The fundus is the optimal location to evaluate the presence of gastric acid; pH values are highly reproducible in this area. Normal values for percentage time gastric pH 〈 4 for a healthy population are now defined.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01011.x
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