Role of diaphragmatic crura and lower esophageal sphincter in gastroesophageal reflux disease: Manometric and pH-metric study of small hiatal hernia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2687-2694

  Cuomo, Rosario ^a   Grasso, Raffaella ^a   Sarnelli, Giovanni ^a   Bruzzese, Dario ^a   Bottiglieri, Maria Ermina ^b   Alfieri, Maria ^a   Sifrim, Daniel ^c   Budillon, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ASL Caserta   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Esophageal manometry; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Hiatal hernia; pH metry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK;

DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY;

EID: 0035214099     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012723412257     Document Type: Article

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