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Original Article

Measuring Esophageal Motility with a New Intraluminal Impedance Device: First Clinical Results in Reflux Patients

J. Fass Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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J. Silny Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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J. Braun Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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U. Heindrichs Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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B. Dreuw Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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V. Schumpelick Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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G. Rau Dept. of Surgery, Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Rheinisch Westphälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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Pages 693-702 | Received 02 Aug 1993, Accepted 30 Dec 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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