Oesophageal peristaltic transition zone defects: Real but few and far between

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1283-1290

  Ghosh, S K ^a,b   Pandolfino, J E ^b   Kwiatek, M A ^b   Kahrilas, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High resolution manometry; Oesophageal motility; Oesophageal transition zone; Oesophagus; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL TRANSITION ZONE DEFECT; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PERISTALSIS;

EID: 56549089684     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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