Esophagus
Ambulatory pH monitoring is the gold standard for the diagnosis of GER. ( SKF 61)
Esophageal high-resolution manometry (HRM) is currently the gold standard for the evaluation of esophageal motility ( SKF 11)
The current gold standard for the operative treatment of GERD is the laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. ( SKF 234)
The gold standard of bariatric surgery is still the laparoscopic Roux en-Y gastric bypass. ( SKF chapter 24)
Barium esophagram as the gold standard for evaluating PEH ( SKF 286)
Endoscopic therapy as the gold standard in patients with high-grade dysplasia in Barrett esophagus. ( SKF 350)
Stomach
- Solid phase gastric emptying test is the current gold standard for the diagnosis of gastroparesis
- Gold standard for diagnosis of H. pylori is mucosal biopsy performed during upper endoscopy
Endocrine
- Gold standard in breast reconstruction with autogenous tissue is the transverse rectus abdominis ( saby 868)
- Bilateral neck exploration (BNE) has long been the gold standard operation for PHPT ( Saby 931)
- The gold standard for diagnosis of insulinoma is the 72-hour monitored fast ( Saby 952)
Miscellaneous
- Use of the urinary bladder catheter has been the gold standard and is the indirect method used to measure IAP ( Saby 308)