Components of the standard oesophageal manometry

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 591-606

  Murray, J A ^a   Clouse, R E ^b   Conklin, J L ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Motility; Oesophagus; Standards; Testing

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MANOMETRY;

EID: 0348225321     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.2003.00446.x     Document Type: Review

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