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Influence of Full-body Water Immersion on Esophageal Motor Function and Intragastric Pressure

BACKGROUND/AIMS: In Japan, it is customary to take a daily bath during which the body is immersed in water to the neck. During full-body immersion, hydrostatic pressure is thought to compress the chest and abdomen, which might influence esophageal motor function and intra-gastric pressure. However,...

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Autores principales: Aimi, Masahito, Furuta, Kenji, Saito, Tsukasa, Shimura, Shino, Fukazawa, Kousuke, Ohara, Shunji, Uno, Goichi, Tobita, Hiroshi, Adachi, Kyoichi, Kinoshita, Yoshikazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22523729
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2012.18.2.194