title: Gastric pathology as an initiator and potentiator of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles 90033-4612, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: DeMeester
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ireland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004884:Eructation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D011312:Pressure; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology