The value of high-resolution manometry in the assessment of the resting characteristics of the lower esophageal sphincter

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2113-2120

  Ayazi, Shahin ^a   Hagen, Jeffrey A ^a   Zehetner, Joerg ^a   Ross, Oliver ^a   Wu, Calvin ^a   Oezcelik, Arzu ^a   Abate, Emmanuele ^a   Sohn, Helen J ^a   Banki, Farzaneh ^a   Lipham, John C ^a   DeMeester, Steven R ^a   DeMeester, Tom R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); High resolution manometry; Lower esophageal sphincter; Motility; Pull through technique

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 71149087525     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1042-0     Document Type: Article

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