Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (TLESRs) are the major mechanism of gastroesophageal reflux but are not the cause of reflux disease

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1072-1077

  Iwakiri, Katsuhiko ^a   Hayashi, Yoshinori ^a   Kotoyori, Makoto ^a   Tanaka, Yuriko ^a   Kawakami, Akihiko ^a   Sakamoto, Choitsu ^a   Holloway, Richard H ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rate of acid reflux during transient LES relaxations; Rate of transient LES relaxations; Reflux esophagitis; Transient LES relaxations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MEAL; MONITORING; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATIENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STOMACH ACID; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 20844450743     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2707-5     Document Type: Article

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