Anorectal involvement is frequent in limited systemic sclerosis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 446-448

  Massone, Cessare ^b   Milone, L ^b   Parodi, Aurora ^b   Pandolfo, N ^b   Rebora, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gut; Oesophagus; Rectum; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; REST; STOMACH PRESSURE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANAL CANAL; ANUS DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 12244259681     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155502762064593     Document Type: Article

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