The upper oesophageal sphincter

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Singh, S ^a   Hamdy, Shaheen ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cricopharyngeus; Investigation; Pathophysiology; Physiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INGESTION; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIMULATION; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; VOMITING; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; HUMANS;

EID: 19944364510     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00662.x     Document Type: Review

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