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FLIP measurements may be used to guide intraoperative reflux surgery, or to assess the degree of fibrostenotic disease from eosinophilic esophagitis.<ref name=Savarino /><ref name=Hirano>{{cite journal |last1=Hirano |first1=I |last2=Pandolfino |first2=JE |last3=Boeckxstaens |first3=GE |title=Functional Lumen Imaging Probe for the Management of Esophageal Disorders: Expert Review From the Clinical Practice Updates Committee of the AGA Institute. |journal=Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association |date=March 2017 |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=325-334 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2016.10.022 |pmid=28212976}}</ref> FLIP may be used to guide endoscopic dilation of esophageal strictures.<ref name=Savarino />
While recommendations exist for its use, the evidence supporting the use of FLIP is of very low quality and further research would be useful in more clearly defining its role.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Massey |first1=BT |title=Clinical Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Testing in Esophageal Disorders: A Need for Better Quality Evidence. |journal=The American journal of gastroenterology |date=November 2020 |volume=115 |issue=11 |pages=1799-1801 |doi=10.14309/ajg.0000000000000974 |pmid=33156098}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Massey |first1=BT |title=Flip Technology for Assessing Esophageal Structural and Motor Disorders: a Skeptic's View. |journal=Current gastroenterology reports |date=10 July 2020 |volume=22 |issue=9 |pages=44 |doi=10.1007/s11894-020-00782-2 |pmid=32651682}}</ref>
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