Mechanical effect of the Angelchik prosthesis on the competency of the gastric cardia: Pathophysiologic implications and surgical perspectives

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-118

  Bonavina, L ^a,d   DeMeester, T ^b   Mason, R ^b   Stein, H J ^c   Feussner, H ^c   Evander, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIA; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDOPROSTHESIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH PRESSURE; TENSION;

EID: 0030919035     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dote/10.2.115     Document Type: Article

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