The roles of excessive gastro-oesophageal reflux, disordered oesophageal motility and decreased mucosal sensitivity in the pathogenesis of Barrett's oesophagus

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 515-519

  Niemantsverdriet, Eveline C ^a   Timmer, Robin ^a   Breumelhof, Ronald ^a   Smout, André J P M ^b  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barrett's oesophagus; GORD; Oesophageal acid exposure; Oesophageal motility; Oesophageal mucosal sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH ACID;

EID: 0030911684     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199705000-00019     Document Type: Short Survey

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