Intraesophageal pH monitoring during acid infusion in patients with systemic sclerosis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1716-1720

  Carola, F ^a   Bianchi, P A ^a   Basilisco, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Cattedra di Gastroenterologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal clearance; Esophageal motility; Esophageal pH; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ACIDS; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERISTALSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0032857476     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026656220075     Document Type: Article

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