Impaired visceral sensitivity to acid reflux in patients with Barrett's esophagus. The role of esophageal motility

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-203

  Byrne, P J ^a,b   Mulligan, E D ^a,b   O'Riordan, J ^a,b   Keeling, P W N ^a,b   Reynolds, John V ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Barrett's; GRD; Motility; pH metry

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BILE REFLUX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISCERA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0242690393     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.2003.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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