Effect of baclofen on oesophageal motility and transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations in GORD patients: A 48-h manometric study

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 760-766

  Grossi, L ^a,b   Spezzaferro, M ^a   Sacco, L F ^a   Marzio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Manometry; Swallows; Transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; BACLOFEN; DEGLUTITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PERISTALSIS; PLACEBOS;

EID: 44949257972     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01115.x     Document Type: Article

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