How to perform and interpret upper esophageal sphincter manometry

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Bhatia, Shobna J ^a   Shah, Chirag ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Cricopharyngeal; Dysphagia; Esophageal sphincter; Manometry; Oropharyngeal; Upper

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRICOPHARYNGEAL FIBROSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FIBROSIS; GLOBUS HYSTERICUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTUBATION; OCULOPHARYNGEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; SOLID STATE; SWALLOWING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

EID: 84876710333     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2013.19.1.99     Document Type: Article

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