title: Ancillary tests in the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
abstract: This article reviews some of the diagnostic procedures for gastroesophageal reflux disease other than the procedures of choice, endoscopy and prolonged intraesophageal pH monitoring. The author discusses the roles of the acid perfusion (Bernstein) test, radiology, manometry, and radionuclide scintigraphy in the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
authors.affiliation: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging