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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2005; 11(11): 1623-1628
Published online Mar 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1623
Metabolic changes in the lower esophageal sphincter influencing the result of anti-reflux surgical interventions in chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease
Aron Altorjay, Arpad Juhasz, Viola Kellner, Gellert Sohar, Matyas Fekete, Istvan Sohar
Aron Altorjay, Arpad Juhasz, Department of Surgery, Saint George University Teaching Hospital, Székesfehérvár, Seregélyesi u. 3., H-8000, Hungary
Viola Kellner, Matyas Fekete, Central Clinical Laboratory, Saint George University Teaching Hospital, Székesfehérvár, Seregélyesi u. 3., H-8000, Hungary
Gellert Sohar, Istvan Sohar, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine UMDNJ, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Aron Altorjay M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Saint George University Teaching Hospital, Seregélyesi u. 3., Székesfehérvár, H-8000, Hungary. altorjay@mail.fmkorhaz.hu
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Received: September 13, 2004
Revised: September 15, 2004
Accepted: October 8, 2004
Published online: March 21, 2005
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