Oesophageal intraluminal impedance can identify subtle bolus transit abnormalities in patients with mild oesophagitis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-305

  Sifrim, Daniel ^a   Tutuian, Radu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Oesophageal impedance; Oesophageal manometry; Oesophagitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY DISORDER; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VIDEOFLUOROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGUS; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PERISTALSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 15744387639     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200503000-00007     Document Type: Review

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