Journal article
Review article: gastric pH — the most relevant predictor of benefit in reflux disease?
Abstract
Summary In patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, the pH of refluxed gastric contents has a direct bearing on disease severity and oesophageal damage. A pH of 4 has been defined as a threshold below which refluxed gastric contents become injurious to the oesophagus. Studies in patients with erosive oesophagitis have shown that the 8-week healing rates produced by acid suppressive therapy are related to the duration of time over a 24-h …
Authors
Armstrong D
Journal
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vol. 20, No. s5, pp. 19–26
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2004
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.02140.x
ISSN
0269-2813