Improvement of clinical parameters in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease after radiofrequency energy delivery

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 4429-4433

  Liu, Hai Feng ^a   Zhang, Jian Guo ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Chen, Xiao Guang ^a   Wang, Wei An ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical parameters; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Radiofrequency; Stretta procedure

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH MUCOSA INJURY; STRETTA PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81755181914     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i39.4429     Document Type: Article

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