A study of pathophysiological factors associated with gastro-esophageal reflux disease in twins discordant for gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 650-e507

  Iovino, P ^a,b   Mohammed, I ^a   Anggiansah, A ^c   Anggiansah, R ^c   Cherkas, L F ^c   Spector, T D ^c   Trudgill, N J ^a  

^a SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gastro esophageal reflux; Lower esophageal sphincter; Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INHALATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STOMACH PRESSURE; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EID: 84880133905     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12137     Document Type: Article

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