Mechanics and hemodynamics of esophageal varices during peristaltic contraction

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 4 50-4, 2004, Pages

  Miller, Larry S ^a   Kim, Joseph K ^a   Dai, Qing ^a   Mekapati, Jyothi ^a   Izanec, James ^a   Chung, Chan ^a   Liu, Ji Bin ^c   Sanderson, Andrew ^a   Bohning, Matt ^a   Desipio, Josh ^a   Gandegok, Jasneet ^a   Harberson, Justin J ^a   Schneck, Carson ^a   Nicosia, Mark A ^d   Thangada, Vinod ^a   Thomas, Beje ^a   Copeland, Brian ^a   Miller, Elan ^a   Miller, Aaron ^a   Ahmed, Naji ^a   Brasseur, James G ^b   more..

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal varices; Simultaneous ultrasound and manometry; Variceal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERISTALSIS; PRESSURE;

EID: 4644335163     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00015.2004     Document Type: Article

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