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Gastroenterologist Daniel Suiter, MD and General Surgeon Jason Wiltshire, MD have added new services and products to help detect gastrointestinal diseases and improve patient care.
Although up to 60 percent of Americans experience symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, over the course of a year, until now, pH monitoring tests to determine how much and how frequently acid is refluxing into the esophagus have been cumbersome and uncomfortable for patients.
Wiltshire and Suiter both now provide catheter-free, ambulatory pH monitoring, a gold standard method for measuring pH levels in the esophagus and monitoring gastric reflux. The Bravo system uses a disposable capsule placed in the esophagus as an alternative to traditional monitoring systems.
“Research shows that traditional, catheter-based pH studies affect patients’ daily activities, resulting in data that are not reflective of pH levels a patient typically experiences,” said Dr. Wiltshire. “In addition to reducing patient embarrassment, the patient-friendly Bravo tool allows patients to maintain regular diet and activities, more accurately reflecting normal physiologic conditions.”
Bravo pH monitoring is the only commercially available, catheter-free ambulatory pH test featuring up to 96 hours data collection (Catheter-based tests offer 24-hour data collection.). During the Bravo procedure, a small pH capsule is temporarily attached to the wall of the esophagus. The capsule then transmits pH data via radio frequency telemetry to a small, external, pager-sized receiver worn by the patient. After the test is completed, natural digestive contractions propel the disposable Bravo capsule through the gastrointestinal tract.
Benefits of Bravo Over Traditional Methods:
• Less invasive
• Minimal outward indication of procedure, enhancing comfort and convenience
• Easy to maintain regular diet and activities
• Extensive data collection
• Placement procedure is simple for physicians
• Capsule position remains fixed for better accuracy
For more information, Dr. Wiltshire may be reached at the Surgicenter at 620-672-6454, and Dr. Suiter may be reached at the PRMC Endoscopy Unit at 620-450-1217.
Gastroenterologist Daniel Suiter, MD and General Surgeon Jason Wiltshire, MD have added new services and products to help detect gastrointestinal diseases and improve patient care.
Although up to 60 percent of Americans experience symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, over the course of a year, until now, pH monitoring tests to determine how much and how frequently acid is refluxing into the esophagus have been cumbersome and uncomfortable for patients.
Wiltshire and Suiter both now provide catheter-free, ambulatory pH monitoring, a gold standard method for measuring pH levels in the esophagus and monitoring gastric reflux. The Bravo system uses a disposable capsule placed in the esophagus as an alternative to traditional monitoring systems.
“Research shows that traditional, catheter-based pH studies affect patients’ daily activities, resulting in data that are not reflective of pH levels a patient typically experiences,” said Dr. Wiltshire. “In addition to reducing patient embarrassment, the patient-friendly Bravo tool allows patients to maintain regular diet and activities, more accurately reflecting normal physiologic conditions.”
Bravo pH monitoring is the only commercially available, catheter-free ambulatory pH test featuring up to 96 hours data collection (Catheter-based tests offer 24-hour data collection.). During the Bravo procedure, a small pH capsule is temporarily attached to the wall of the esophagus. The capsule then transmits pH data via radio frequency telemetry to a small, external, pager-sized receiver worn by the patient. After the test is completed, natural digestive contractions propel the disposable Bravo capsule through the gastrointestinal tract.
Benefits of Bravo Over Traditional Methods:
• Less invasive
• Minimal outward indication of procedure, enhancing comfort and convenience
• Easy to maintain regular diet and activities
• Extensive data collection
• Placement procedure is simple for physicians
• Capsule position remains fixed for better accuracy
For more information, Dr. Wiltshire may be reached at the Surgicenter at 620-672-6454, and Dr. Suiter may be reached at the PRMC Endoscopy Unit at 620-450-1217.
