Liquid in the gastroesophageal segment promotes reflux, but compliance does not: A mathematical modeling study

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ghosh, Sudip K ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^b   Brasseur, James G ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Lower esophageal sphincter; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNCTION; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH MUSCLE; STOMACH PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 57349198234     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90310.2008     Document Type: Article

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