New techniques to evaluate esophageal function

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 243-251

  Sifrim, Daniel ^a   Blondeau, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Esophageal function evaluation, new techniques; Non cardiac chest pain; Non obstructive dysphagia; Persistent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BILIRUBIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BARIUM ENEMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DUODENOGASTRIC REFLUX; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS PAIN; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FLUOROSCOPY; FUNCTION TEST; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPEDANCE; MANOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; STOMACH PH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERMAL STIMULATION; THORAX PAIN; ULTRASOUND;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGUS; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33746341154     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092877     Document Type: Review

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