Esophageal striated muscle contractions in patients with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2586-2590

  Dantas, Roberto O ^a   Aprile, Lilian R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Esophageal motility; Esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX PAIN; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERISTALSIS;

EID: 0036845835     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020536815573     Document Type: Article

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