Gatekeeper reflux repair system; a mechanistic hypothesis

Gut

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-180

  Kahrilas, P J ^a   Lee, T J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12344265700     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.051805     Document Type: Note

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