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Impaired Upper Esophageal Sphincter Reflexes in Patients with Supra-Esophageal Reflux Disease

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Arash Babaei, Mukund Venu, Sohrab Rahimi Naini, Jason Gonzaga, Ivan Lang, Benson Massey, Sudarshan Jadcherla, Reza Shaker

Normal responses of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) and esophageal body to liquid reflux events prevent esophagopharyngeal reflux and its complications, but abnormal responses have not been characterized. We investigated whether patients with supr… Continue reading →

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