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Simultaneous Laryngopharyngeal and Conventional Esophageal pH Monitoring
Published on: December 14, 2020
Chicago Classification v4.0 Stratifies Acid Burden and Abnormal Impedance-pH Variables Better Than Chicago
Mentore Ribolsi1, Lorenzo Marchetti1, Edoardo Savarino2
1Department of Digestive Diseases, Campus Bio Medico University of Rome, Roma, Italy.
Introduction:
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) severity increases with esophageal body hypomotility, but the impact of Chicago Classification (CC) v4.0 criteria on GERD diagnosis is incompletely understood.
Methods:
In patients with GERD evaluated with high-resolution manometry and pH-impedance monitoring, CCv3.0 and CCv4.0 diagnoses were compared.
Results:
In 247 patients, hypomotility diagnosis decreased from 45.3% (CCv3.0) to 30.0% (CCv4.0, P < 0.001). In contrast, within patients with ineffective esophageal motility, proportions with pathological acid exposure increased from 38% (CCv3.0) to 88% (CCv4.0); baseline impedance and esophageal clearance demonstrated similar findings ( P < 0.05 for each comparison).
Discussion:
CCv4.0 hypomotility criteria are more specific in supporting GERD evidence compared with CCv3.0.
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