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Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation in morbid obesity.

Milrinone and theophylline act as lower oesophageal sphincter relaxing agents: a comparative pharmacodynamic study in the rabbit.

A novel endoesophageal magnetic device to prevent gastroesophageal reflux.

The effect of oral buspirone, pyridostigmine, and bethanechol on esophageal function evaluated with combined multichannel esophageal impedance-manometry in healthy volunteers.

Obesity is associated with increased 48-h esophageal acid exposure in patients with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux.

Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: how I do it.

Prevention of post-operative leak following laparoscopic Heller myotomy.

Esophageal achalasia--manometric patterns.

Presence of GABA(B) receptors forming heterodimers with GABA(B1) and GABA(B2) subunits in human lower esophageal sphincter.

Effect of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, a cannabinoid receptor agonist, on the triggering of transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations in dogs and humans.

Scleroderma esophagus.

Brainstem sites controlling the lower esophageal sphincter and crural diaphragm in the ferret: a neuroanatomical study.

Magnetic augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter: results of a feasibility clinical trial.

Radiofrequency energy delivery to the lower esophageal sphincter (Stretta procedure) does not provide long-term symptom control.

Inhibitory effect of hypochlorous acid on lower esophageal sphincter tone relaxation by vasoactive intestinal peptide.

Mechanisms of gastroesophageal reflux in children with sequelae of birth asphyxia.

The effects of nebulized albuterol on esophageal function in asthmatic patients.

Lap-band impact on the function of the esophagus.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease in morbid obesity: the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Calcium sensitization in human esophageal muscle: role for RhoA kinase in maintenance of lower esophageal sphincter tone.