An endoscopic method for thermal and chemical stimulation of the human oesophagus

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Olesen, S S ^a   Olesen, A E ^a,b   Gravesen, F ^a,b   Poulsen, J L ^a   Funch Jensen, P ^c   Gregersen, H ^a   Drewes, A M ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acid; Endoscopy; Experimental pain; Heat; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ACID; WATER;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 72449181424     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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