Evaluation of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) using simultaneous high-resolution endoluminal sonography (HRES) and manometry

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 703-709

  Miller, Larry S ^a   Dai, Qing ^a   Sweitzer, Brett A ^a   Thangada, Vinod ^a   Kim, Joseph K ^a   Thomas, Beje ^a   Parkman, Henry ^a   Soliman, Ahmed M ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

endoluminal ultrasound; manometry; swallowing; upper esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION ENDOLUMINAL SONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; REST;

EID: 3042761015     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:DDAS.0000030077.15625.69     Document Type: Article

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