Continuous Intra-Oesophageal pH Monitoring
| Phone: | 9845 3354 |
| Fax: | 9845 3379 |
| Email: | lait@chw.edu.au |
| Location: | Department of Surgery | 24 hours pH monitoring has been the Gold Standard for diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux for many years. Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) occurs in nearly all healthy children, especially during the first year of life due to spontaneous relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter. Small amounts of GOR are a normal physiological phenomenon, but longer and more frequent episodes of GOR may also be a cause of morbidity. Continuous 24 hours intra-oesophageal pH monitoring is the best single test to quantify acid gastro-oesophageal reflux. The service was initiated in the Paediatric Department at Westmead Hospital in 1988 and has become part of the service in The Children's Hospital at Westmead in the Department of Surgery since it opened in 1995. See also: General Surgery
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Last updated: Wednesday, 1 April 2009
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