New measures of upper esophageal sphincter distensibility and opening patterns during swallowing in healthy subjects using EndoFLIP®

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Regan, J ^a,b   Walshe, M ^a   Rommel, N ^c,d   Tack, J ^c,d   Mcmahon, B P ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Dysphagia; Evaluation; FLIP; Swallowing; Upper esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; DIGESTIVE DEVICE; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER DISTENSIBILITY;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871669593     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12041     Document Type: Article

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