… technique is very reproducible and simple to teach… esophageal stricture, Barrett’s esophagus,
or esophageal cancer. An upper GI (gastrointestinal) study is useful to identify esophageal …

… The larynx moves upward and forward thereby opening the passage to esophagus from … in
a peristaltic wave which causes the bolus to move downwards to reach the upper esophageal …

… wireless pH monitoring system that can measure the pH level in the esophagus to diagnose
the heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It attaches to the esophagus by …

… of reduced invasiveness, reversibility, repeatability, and cost-effectiveness. … esophageal
branch, passing through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm to provide the lower esophagus…

This chapter covers the spectrum of equipment used to provide anesthesia to children safely.
Specifically, advantages and disadvantages of devices for warming the child, maintaining …

… , whereas the rest of the esophagus only occasionally can be … a mixing cycle only then to ride
a peristaltic wave distally. This … convenient, reliable, and reproducible diagnostic and follow-…

… and its relationship to vital structures such as the esophagus, trachea, and great vessels. •
… and outcomes reporting for IONM will enhance reproducibility of future IONM clinical trials. …

… required to assess the repeatability of this result and … monitoring. Transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE), in which the ultrasound probe is passed orally into the thoracic esophagus …

… esophagus and a 0-chromic at the abdominal esophagus.13 … 24-h pH test is the most
reproducible and reliable marker for … aperistalsis and incomplete lower esophageal sphincter (LES…

… pharyngeal constrictors create a peristaltic-like force that moves the bolus from the oro-
pharynx towards the esophageal opening.This action results in little to no post- …