Mucosal acid exposure sensitizes a subset of normal subjects to intra-oesophageal balloon distension

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 979-983

  Peghini, Paolo L ^a   Johnston, Brian T ^a   Leite, Louis P ^a   Castell, Donald O ^a  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernstein test; Irritable oesophagus; Non cardiac chest pain; Oesophageal balloon distension; Oesophageal sensation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0029909908     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199610000-00008     Document Type: Article

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