Gastroenterology
Volume 124, Issue 4 , Pages 894-902 , April 2003

Colonic fermentation influences lower esophageal sphincter function in gastroesophageal reflux disease

Part of this work was presented at the American Gastroenterological Association meeting in May 2002 and published in abstract form (Gastroenterology 2002;122:A418).

  • Thierry Piche

      Affiliations

    • CIC INSERM and U 539-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
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  • Stanislas Bruley des Varannes

      Affiliations

    • CIC INSERM and U 539-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
  • ,
  • Sylvie Sacher-Huvelin

      Affiliations

    • CIC INSERM and U 539-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France
  • ,
  • Jens Juul Holst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physiology, The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Jean Claude Cuber

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U 45, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Pavillon Hbis, Lyon, France
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  • Jean Paul Galmiche

      Affiliations

    • CIC INSERM and U 539-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France

Received 6 August 2002 ,Accepted 9 January 2003.

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Gastroenterology
Volume 124, Issue 4 , Pages 894-902 , April 2003