Provocation of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations during continuous gastric distension

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1140-1143

  Straathof, J W A ^a   Van Veen, M M ^a   Masclee, A A M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barostat; Gastric distension; Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROSTAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH PRESSURE; STOMACH WALL;

ADULT; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTRIC DILATATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036795840     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655202760373335     Document Type: Article

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