Objective definition and detection of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation revisited: Is there room for improvement?

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-60

  Holloway, R H ^a,b   Boeckxstaens, G E E ^c,d   Penagini, R ^e   Sifrm, D A ^c,f   Smout, A J P M ^g  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Esophageal manometry; Gastroesophageal reflux; Lower esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155180773     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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