Diagnosis of nutcracker esophagus, segmental or diffuse hypertensive patterns, and clinical characteristics

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1381-1388

  Pilhall, M ^a   Borjesson M ^a   Rolny, P ^a   Mannheimer, C ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Diagnosis; Esophagus; Nutcracker esophagus; Peristalsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIGH AMPLITUDE PERISTALTIC ESOPHAGEAL CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PERISTALSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036271239     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015343119090     Document Type: Article

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