A Case of Aerophagia Diagnosed by Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance Monitoring.
10.4166/kjg.2015.66.5.282
- Author:
Ki Chang SOHN
1
;
Young Hoon JEONG
;
Dong Ho JO
;
Won Gak HEO
;
Dong Han YEOM
;
Suck Chei CHOI
;
Han Seung RYU
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. hanseung@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Aerophagy;
Electric impedance;
Clonazepam
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aerophagy/*diagnosis/diagnostic imaging/drug therapy;
Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use;
Clonazepam/therapeutic use;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Electric Impedance;
Humans;
Male;
Mental Disorders/complications;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2015;66(5):282-285
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
