Are there any differences between nutcracker esophagus with and without reflux?

Dysphagia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-250

  Silva, Luiz Filipe Duarte ^a   De Oliveira Lemme, Eponina Maria ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Esophageal manometry; Esophageal motility disorder; Gastroesophageal reflux; Nutcracker esophagus

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; EAR DISEASE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HIGH AMPLITUDE PERISTALTIC ESOPHAGEAL CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; NOSE DISEASE; ODYNOPHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SEX RATIO; THORAX PAIN; THROAT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BARIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34250837469     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-007-9081-8     Document Type: Article

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