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UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER RESTING PRESSURE VARIES DURING ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY

BACKGROUND: The upper esophageal sphincter is composed of striated muscle. The stress of intubation and the need to inhibit dry swallows during an esophageal manometry test may lead to variations in basal pressure of this sphincter. Upper esophageal sphincter is usually only studied at the final par...

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Autores principales: REZENDE, Daniel Tavares, HERBELLA, Fernando A. M., SILVA, Luciana C., PANOCCHIA-NETO, Sebastião, PATTI, Marco G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-67202014000300005