Schatzki's rings do not protect against acid reflux and may decrease esophageal acid clearance

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 299-302

  Winters III, George R ^a   Maydonovitch, Corinne L ^a   Wong, Roy K H ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid reflux; Dysphagia; Esophagus; Schatzki's rings

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SCHATZKI RING; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH ACID; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037326818     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021975309951     Document Type: Article

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