Characterization of the distal esophagus high-pressure zone with manometry, ultrasound and micro-computed tomography

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Vegesna, A K ^a   Sloan, J A ^b   Singh, B ^a   Phillips, S J ^a   Braverman, A S ^a   Barbe, M F ^a   Ruggieri, M R ^a   Miller, L S ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Clasp fibers; Endoscopic ultrasound; Gastro esophageal reflux disease; High pressure zone; Lower esophageal circular sphincter; Lower esophageal sphincter; Manometry; Micro CT; Sling fibers; Upper gastric sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; DISTAL ESOPHAGUS HIGH PRESSURE ZONE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STOMACH; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84871669554     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12010     Document Type: Article

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