ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY IN TROUBLESOME BELCHING

Context Supragastric belches are the main determinants of troublesome belching symptoms. In supragastric belches, air is rapidly brought into the esophagus and is immediately followed by a rapid expulsion before it has reached the stomach. Objective To evaluate the esophageal contraction and trans...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Viana da SILVA, Lilian Rose Otoboni APRILE, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2013-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032013000200107&lng=en&tlng=en