Detection of incomplete lower esophageal sphincter relaxation with conventional point-pressure sensors

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3258-3267

  Staiano, Annamaria ^a,b   Clouse, Ray E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSOR; STOMACH PRESSURE; SWALLOWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PRESSURE;

EID: 0035662789     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)03885-0     Document Type: Article

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