Characteristics and Frequency of Transient Relaxations of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter in Patients With Reflux Esophagitis

Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 593-599

  Mittal, Ravinder K ^a   McCallum, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyogram; EMG; gastroesophageal reflux; GER

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

EID: 0023766267     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(88)80003-9     Document Type: Article

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