When did the esophagus start shrinking? The history of the short esophagus

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 550-558

  Herbella, F A M ^a   Patti, M G ^b   Del Grande, J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Hiatal hernia history; Short esophagus

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HIATUS HERNIA; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HERNIA, HIATAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 73949116476     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2009.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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