Open AccessUse of ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring to diagnose gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Author(s) -
T. G. H. C. Ferdinandis,
Lakmali Amarasiri,
H.J. De Silva
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal/the ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v52i4.914
Subject(s) - medicine , medical journal , ceylon , family medicine , sri lanka , alternative medicine , reflux , relevance (law) , ambulatory , public health , disease , pathology , law , ancient history , history , south asia , political science
To investigate the characteristics of patients referred for ambulatory oesophageal pHmetry, the referral pattern, and the role of oesophageal pHmetry as a diagnostic tool in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.