Detection of hiatal hernias: comparison of high-resolution manometry and physician reported in an obese-predominant population

BackgroundThe diagnosis of a hiatal hernia (HH) can be made by barium oesophagram or upper endoscopy. Data regarding the ability of high-resolution manometry (HRM) with oesophageal pressure topography (OPT) to identify HH remains limited. We aim to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the automated loc...

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Main Authors: Sardar Momin Shah-Khan, Fahad Chaudhary, Abdelhai Abdelqader, Justin T. Kupec, Nova Szoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology