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February 15th, 2011
a friend of mine has been complaining of pain in the center of his chest for years now. It keeps him up at all hours of the night. He likens it to a throbbing toothache pain, in the center of his chest. He's been to see many (5) different Gastrointerologists, has had 5 Colonoscopies which show no problems, they still typically treat him for Reflux even though the (4) Bravo tests show no acid problem, one even preformed a Laproscopic Fundoplasty installing clips on the esophagial sphincter, a later Endoscopy (1 of 5) revealed the clips were not doing anything. Another removed his Gall Bladder. Physicals reveal no heart problems. CT Scans, Ultrasound and MRI's have revealed nothing, but a minor spot on a lung that is being monitored...any clue as to what to check next? Is there another Specialist that might help? We are in Central NJ, but will travel.


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replied February 16th, 2011
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Hi,
Welcome to the ehealthforum and I am really glad to help you out. In view of the symptoms described you, there are 3 possiblities which come to my mind. Firstly, a cardiac problem needs to be ruled out.

For the same, only a physical examination is not sufficient and he will need to undergo tests like stress EKG, Echocardiography, CT angiography to rule out a coronary artery disease problem.

Secondly, an upper GI endoscopy to rule out esophagitis and esophageal manometry to rule out a spasm of the esophagus. I sincerely hope this helps. Take care.



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