Relevance of Position and Movement of the Gastroesophageal Junction in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Author's Reply
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Relevance of Position and Movement of the Gastroesophageal Junction in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Author's Reply
TO THE EDITOR: I appreciate the interest and comments on our paper, which was published in the July 2013 issue of this journal. As you have commented, hiatus hernia is an important factor in the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Especially, the elderly patients with GERD have high possibility for accompanying hiatus hernia. Our study was performed in 9 patients with GERD a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2093-0879,2093-0887
DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2013.19.4.550