Characteristics of Lower Esophageal Sphincter Function in Symptomatic Diffuse Esophageal Spasm

Gastroenterology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1974, Pages 1-6

  DiMarino, Anthony J ^a   Cohen, Sidney ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANOMETRY; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGE; PRESSURE;

EID: 0015965858     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(74)80072-7     Document Type: Article

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