Bolus transit patterns in healthy subjects: A study using simultaneous impedance monitoring, videoesophagram, and esophageal manometry

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 5 51-5, 2005, Pages

  Imam, Hala ^a   Shay, Steven ^a,b   Ali, Aman ^a   Baker, Mark ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Dept of Gastroenterology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal motility disorders

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BARIUM; DEGLUTITION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PERISTALSIS; TELEVISION;

EID: 17644362313     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00372.2004     Document Type: Article

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