Esophageal manometry and 24-hour pH testing in the management of gastroesophageal reflux patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 634-638

  Perdikis, Galen ^a   Lund, Richard J ^a   Hinder, Ronald A ^c,d   McGinn, Thomas R ^b   Filipi, Charles J ^a   Katada, Natsuya ^a   Cina, Robert ^a   Hinder, Paul R ^a   Lanspa, Stephen J ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANOMETRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031442591     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)00181-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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