Upper esophageal sphincter during transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation: Effects of reflux content and posture

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Babaei, Arash ^a   Bhargava, Valmik ^a   Mittal, Ravinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux; High resolution manometry; Impedance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFORMED CONSENT; LIQUID; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; POSTURE;

EID: 77951486368     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00486.2009     Document Type: Article

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