Lower esophageal sphincter pressure in patients with gastroesophageal reflux diseases and posture and time patterns

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-158

  Meining, Alexander ^a   Fackler, A ^a   Tzavella, K ^a   Storr, M ^b   Allescher, H D ^b   Klauser, A ^c   Heldwein, W ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Krankhs Missionsbenediktinerinnen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Gastroesphageal; Manometry; pH metry; Reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STOMACH ACID; STOMACH PH; SUPINE POSITION; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043141491     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2004.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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