Comparison of two techniques for lower oesophageal sphincter manometry: Sleeve and sphinctometer

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Straathof, J W A ^a   Luchtenborg M ^a   Masclee, A A M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; Lower oesophageal sphincter pressure; Transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; STANDARD;

ADULT; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2342524555     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2004.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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