Radiofrequency energy delivery to the gastric cardia inhibits triggering of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation and gastroesophageal reflux in dogs

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Kim, Michael S ^b   Holloway, Richard H ^a   Dent, John ^b   Utley, David S ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFUSION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STOMACH MUCOSA; SWALLOWING; THICKNESS;

EID: 0037286175     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.23     Document Type: Article

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