The mechanical basis of impaired esophageal emptying postfundoplication

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 1 52-1, 2005, Pages

  Ghosh, Sudip K ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^b   Zaki, Tamer ^a   Pandolfino, John E ^b   Joehl, Raymond J ^b   Brasseur, James G ^a,c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Lower esophageal sphincter; Mathematical model; Tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FLUOROSCOPY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MANOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE;

EID: 21744440701     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00235.2004     Document Type: Article

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