Study of esophageal function by standard esophageal manometry in 72 healthy volunteers. Proposal for national reference values

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 619-624

  Grande, Luis ^a,g   Lacima, G ^a   Pera, M ^a   Benages, A ^b   Mora, F ^b   Ponce, J ^c   Garrigues, V ^c   Ruiz, A ^d   Perez J ^d   Sevilla, C ^e   Mearin, F ^e   Parrilla, P ^f   De Martinez Haro, L ^f   Ortiz A ^f  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Esophageal manometry; Esophagus; Normality

Indexed keywords

EID: 11744360580     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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