Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation.

RAVINDER K. MITTAL,* RICHARD H. HOLLOWAY,* ROBERTO PENAGINI, § L. ASHLEY BLACKSHAW, t and JOHN DENT* *Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; *Gastrointestinal Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; and §Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Istituto di Scienze Mediche, University of Milan, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy

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