Endoscopic prosthesis augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter in swine

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 697-701

  Easter, David W ^a   Yurek, Matt ^b   Summers, Harper ^a   Johnson, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Endonetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux; Heartburn; Lower esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SAFETY; SWINE; VETERINARY ANATOMY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HYDROGEL; MANOMETRY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 0035705663     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00817-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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