Multiple rapid swallowing: A complementary test during standard oesophageal manometry

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Fornari, F ^a   Bravi, I ^b   Penagini, R ^b   Tack, J ^a   Sifrim, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ineffective oesophageal motility; Multiple rapid swallowing; Oesophageal manometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOM;

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

EID: 67650486054     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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