| Literature DB >> 21950822 |
Larry S Miller1, Anil K Vegesna, James G Brasseur, Alan S Braverman, Michael R Ruggieri.
Abstract
The following discussion of the esophagogastric junctions includes commentaries on the three component structures of the sphincteric segment between the stomach and the esophagus; the pressure contributions from the three sphincteric components in normal subjects and in gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) patients; the mechanism of action of endoscopic plication to determine the underlying pathophysiology of GERD; and in vitro muscle strip studies of defects within the gastroesophageal sphincteric segment potentially leading to GERD.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21950822 PMCID: PMC3276069 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06073.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci ISSN: 0077-8923 Impact factor: 5.691