Search for dissertations about: "oesophageal motility"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words oesophageal motility.

2. 1. Bile in the oesophagus contributes to the development and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

   Author : Jacob Freedman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Gastro- oesophageal reflux disease; duodeno- gastro- oesophageal reflux; bile; oesophagitis; cholecystectomy; ulcer; oesophageal motility; bilitec; normal values;

   Abstract : Objective: To clarify the relationship between duodenogastro- oesophageal reflux (DGOR) and gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its complications. Methods: As persons who have had their gallbladders removed have been shown to have an increased incidence of duodenogastric reflux, one would expect them to have an increased incidence of DGOR. READ MORE

4. 2. Aspects on luminal nitric oxide in relation to oesophageal acid exposure and mucosal integrity

   Author : Mogens Bove; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : nitric oxide; nitric oxide synthase; acid; gastro-esophageal reflux disease; membrane potentials; saliva; nitrate; blood flow; ferret; histopathology;

   Abstract : Nitric oxide (NO) exerts important neuromuscular control of the oesophagus, but little is known about the sources and effects of the NO present in the distal oesophageal lumen. These questions were presently addressed in both human and animal experiments. READ MORE