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Hill classification is superior to the axial length of a hiatal hernia for assessment of the mechanical anti-reflux barrier at the gastroesophageal junction

Background and study aims: The pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is multifactorial, including the mechanical anti-reflux barrier of the gastroesophageal junction. This barrier can be evaluated endoscopically in two ways: by measuring the axial length of any hiatal hernia present...

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Autores principales: Hansdotter, Ida, Björ, Ove, Andreasson, Anna, Agreus, Lars, Hellström, Per, Forsberg, Anna, Talley, Nicholas J., Vieth, Michael, Wallner, Bengt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4798936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27004249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-101021