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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.

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

Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: how I do it.

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

Quality of life before and after laparoscopic Heller procedures--a Caribbean perspective.

Prevention of post-operative leak following laparoscopic Heller myotomy.

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

Scleroderma esophagus.

Esophageal achalasia--manometric patterns.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lap-band impact on the function of the esophagus.

Clinical, radiological, and manometric profile in 145 patients with untreated achalasia.

High-resolution manometry and impedance-pH/manometry: valuable tools in clinical and investigational esophagology.