title: A Case of Aerophagia Diagnosed by Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance Monitoring.
abstract: Aerophagia is a disorder caused by abnormal accumulation of air in the gastrointestinal tract as a result of repetitive and frequent inflow of air through the mouth. For the diagnosis of this condition, it is difficult to objectively measure the air swallowing. However, multichannel intraluminal impedance monitoring facilitates the differential diagnosis between normal air swallowing and pathologic aerophagia, and can aid in the determination of the frequency and amount of air swallowed. In this report, in addition to a literature review, we describe a case of 36-year-old man with abdominal distension who was diagnosed with aerophagia using esophageal impedance monitoring and was treated with clonazepam.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Chang
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Ho
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Gak
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Han
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yeom
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Suck Chei
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Han Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ryu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000334:Aerophagy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002998:Clonazepam
keywords: Aerophagy; Clonazepam; Electric impedance