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Effect of Omeprazole on Regional and Temporal Variations in Intragastric Acidity

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Conventional techniques for measuring gastric acidity have demonstrated the decrease in gastric acidity produced by proton pump inhibitors (PPI); however, such techniques do not detect transient or localized pH changes which may modify the intragastric environment without affecting the therapeutic efficacy of PPIs. AIM: To investigate local and temporal variations in intragastric pH and to test the hypothesis that omeprazole …

Authors

Viani F; Verdú EF; Idström JP; Cederberg C; Fraser R; Fried M; Blum AL; Armstrong D

Journal

Digestion, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 2–10

Publisher

Karger Publishers

Publication Date

2002

DOI

10.1159/000051924

ISSN

0012-2823