Diffuse oesophageal spasm: Diagnosis by ambulatory 24 hour manometry

Gut

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-155

  Barham, C P ^a   Gotley, D C ^a   Fowler, A ^a   Mills, A ^a   Alderson, D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory manometry; Diffuse oesophageal spasm; Motility disorders; Non cardiac chest pain; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030804493     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.2.151     Document Type: Article

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