New Observations on the Gastroesophageal Antireflux Barrier

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 601-617

  Miller, Larry ^a   Vegesna, Anil ^a   Kalra, Amit ^a   Besetty, Ramashesai ^a   Dai, Qing ^a   Korimilli, Annapurna ^a   Brasseur, James G ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CLASP FIBER COMPLEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTRIC SLING FIBER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL ANTIREFLUX BARRIER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION HIGH PRESSURE ZONE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; ULTRASOUND;

BIOMECHANICS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 35348857071     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.07.008     Document Type: Review

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