Physiology of the oesophageal transition zone in the presence of chronic bolus retention: Studies using concurrent high resolution manometry and digital fluoroscopy

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 750-759

  Ghosh, S K ^a   Janiak, P ^b   Fox, M ^b   Schwizer, W ^b   Hebbard, G S ^c   Brasseur, J G ^a,d  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution manometry; Motility; Oesophageal transport; Oesophagus; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SWALLOWING;

DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGUS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PERISTALSIS;

EID: 44949088396     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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