Higher Esophageal Symptom Burden in Obese Subjects Results From Increased Esophageal Acid Exposure and Not From Dysmotility

Rogers, BD; Patel, A; Wang, D; Sayuk, GS; Gyawali, CP

Gyawali, CP (corresponding author), Div Gastroenterol, 660 South Euclid Ave,Campus Box 8124, St Louis, MO 63110 USA.

CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 2020; 18 (8): 1719

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Esophageal motor disorders (EMD) and pathologic reflux are often identified in obese individuals, but it is not clear how obesi......

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