Is Mean Basal Esophagogastric Junction Pressure a Simpler and More Reliable Marker for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Barrier Function?

maneuvers and composite indices, HRM can progress from a confirmatory to a predictive diagnostic modality.Future multicenter studies should validate MBEP thresholds, assess interobserver consistency, and determine correlations with treatment outcomes.As evidence accumulates, MBEP may become a standardized element of HRM interpretation and a cornerstone for precision reflux phenotyping in the modern era of esophageal motility analysis.