Flow across the gastro-esophageal junction: Lessons from the sleeve sensor on the nature of anti-reflux barrier

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-190

  Mittal, R K ^a   Liu, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; FLUID FLOW; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FLUID SHIFTS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PRESSURE;

EID: 16444363407     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2004.00600.x     Document Type: Review

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