Lower esophageal sphincter reacts against intraabdominal pressure in children with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2544-2548

  Goldani, Helena A S ^a   Fernandes, Maria Inez M ^a   Vicente, Yvone A M V A ^a   Dantas, Roberto O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Common cavity; Esophageal manometry; Gastroesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PRESSURE;

ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE;

EID: 0036847405     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020524412847     Document Type: Article

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