Bravo (pH Monitor) Placement

Bravo™ wireless pH monitoring measures how often stomach acid backs up into your esophagus during normal daily life. It helps confirm acid reflux (GERD) and plan treatment, including whether reflux surgery may help.

How it is placed

During an upper endoscopy (EGD) under sedation, Dr. Brown attaches a small capsule to the lining of the lower esophagus. The capsule sends acid readings wirelessly to a small recorder you wear.

During the test

• The capsule records for up to 96 hours (four days).
• You eat and go about your day normally and note symptoms, meals and when you lie down, as instructed.
• You return the recorder so the readings can be analyzed.
• The capsule comes off on its own within days and passes through the digestive tract.

In some patients, MiVu™ mucosal integrity testing during the EGD may be used instead of, or along with, Bravo monitoring. Dr. Brown will recommend the right test for you.

Where surgery is performed

Dr. Brown operates at AdventHealth Port Charlotte and Murdock Surgery Center. Consultations and follow-up visits are at the Charlotte Harbor Surgical office in Port Charlotte.

Sources

1. Johns Hopkins Medicine: Wireless Esophageal pH Test