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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2009; 15(2): 144-150
Published online Jan 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.144
Published online Jan 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.144
Do we really understand the role of the oesophagogastric junction in disease?
Barry P McMahon, Department of Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering, Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
Blair A Jobe, Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Esophageal Diagnostics & Therapeutic Endoscopy, Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Shadyside Medical Building, Suite 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States
John E Pandolfino, Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern Memorial University Hospital, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Hans Gregersen, Professor of Biomechanics, Director of Research, Mech-Sense, Aalborg Hospital Science and Innovation Centre, Søndre Skovvej 15, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
Author contributions: McMahon BP and Jobe BA contributed equally and wrote the paper based on literature review; Pandolfino JE and Gregersen H edited and added important clinical and scientific knowledge.
Correspondence to: Barry P McMahon, Chief of Physicist/Clinical Engineer, Department of Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering, Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland. barry.mcmahon@tcd.ie
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Received: September 10, 2008
Revised: November 18, 2008
Accepted: November 25, 2008
Published online: January 14, 2009
Revised: November 18, 2008
Accepted: November 25, 2008
Published online: January 14, 2009
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