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Cricopharyngeal Muscle Electromyography Findings in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Zeynep Alkan, Ahmet Demir, Özgür Yiğit, Turgut Adatepe, Beşir Kesici, İsmail Koçak, Ayşe Pelin Gör, Ümit Taşkın, Nurten Uzun

Otolaryngology · 2012 · 12 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Needle EMG of the upper esophageal sphincter was normal in GER patients. Kinesiological evaluations showed increased piecemeal deglutition and number of swallows that correlated positively with the severity of GER.

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The Validity and Reliability of the Reflux Finding Score (RFS)

Peter C. Belafsky, Gregory N. Postma, James A. Koufman · The Laryngoscope · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Piecemeal deglutition and dysphagia limit in normal subjects and in patients with swallowing disorders.

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Patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and cough have impaired laryngopharyngeal mechanosensitivity

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Analysis of 24-hour esophageal pressure and pH data in unselected patients with noncardiac chest pain

Ronald Breumelhof, J NADORP, L. M. A. Akkermans et al. · Gastroenterology · 1990 · 118 citations

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