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Decreased Esophageal Sensitivity to Acid in Morbidly Obese Patients: A Cause for Concern?

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate esophageal sensitivity to acid between morbidly obese (MO) patients and non-MO controls with abnormal esophageal acid exposure. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 58 patients: 30 MO (cases) and 28 non-MO (controls). Esophageal symptoms and esophageal sensit...

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Autores principales: Ortiz, Vicente, Alvarez-Sotomayor, Diego, Sáez-González, Esteban, Díaz-Jaime, Francia Carolina, Iborra, Marisa, Ponce, Julio, Garrigues, Vicente
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5417777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096521
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl16081