Mechanisms of excessive esophageal acid exposure in patients with reflux esophagitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1686-1692

  Iwakiri, Katsuhiko ^a   Kawami, Noriyuki ^a   Sano, Hirohito ^a   Tanaka, Yuriko ^a   Umezawa, Mariko ^a   Kotoyori, Makoto ^a   Hoshihara, Yoshio ^a   Sakamoto, Choitsu ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Excessive esophageal acid exposure; Proximal acid reflux; Reflux esophagitis; Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67649998226     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0542-1     Document Type: Article

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