Studies on the relationship between esophageal acid exposure, mucosal lesions and heartburn using an acid exposure sensor

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1253-1258

  Vantrappen, Gaston ^a   Tack, J ^a   Huyberechts, G ^a   Sifrim, D ^a   Geboes, K ^a   Janssens, J ^a   Van Overstraeten, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cat; Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Heartburn; Human; pH monitoring

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACIDITY; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH ACID;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 0036844965     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655202761020506     Document Type: Article

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