| oesophageal sphincter | 1.38 | The manometric features of the lower oesophageal sphincter are shown in Table II. | ||
| oesophageal pressure | 0.86 | Lower oesophageal sphincter pressure was measured with the rapid pull through technique. | ||
| oesophageal varix | 0.86 | All had oesophageal varices at endoscopy. | ||
| oesophageal motility | 0.72 | Ranitidine did not affect oesophageal motility. | ||
| oesophageal manometry | 0.66 | Two groups of patients were identified by oesophageal manometry. | ||
| oesophageal mucosa | 0.66 | Injury of the oesophageal mucosa can result from exposure to refluxed gastric acid and pepsin. | ||
| oesophageal transection | 0.66 | Nevertheless these are likely to be higher for oesophageal transection and gastric devascularisation patients, given the major operation and the long postoperative stay. | ||
| oesophageal cancer | 0.59 | Preoperative radiotherapy did not prolong survival in oesophageal cancer. | ||
| oesophageal carcinoma | 0.59 | One male patient had two separate oesophageal carcinomas. | ||
| oesophageal function | 0.59 | Acid clearance time is a useful index of impaired oesophageal motor function. | ||
| oesophageal stricture | 0.59 | We have reported that endoscopic dilatation is an effective and safe short term treatment for corrosive oesophageal strictures. | ||
| oesophageal contraction | 0.53 | The bursts of oesophageal contractions were not related to inappropriate lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations. | ||
| oesophageal disease | 0.46 | Thus, hiatal hernia in asthmatics is associated with more severe oesophageal mucosal disease. | ||
| oesophageal exposure | 0.46 | The highest values for oesophageal exposure to acid were found during the postprandial periods. | ||
| oesophageal peristalsis | 0.39 | We speculated therefore that oesophageal sensitivity to acid would be reduced in PSS patients with impaired oesophageal peristalsis. | ||
| oesophageal status | 0.39 | Hiatal hernia was the only statistically significant predictor of oesophageal mucosal status. | ||
| oesophageal distention | 0.33 | Neither of the measures of the extent of oesophageal distention showed any correlation with triggering of transient UOS relaxations. | ||
| oesophageal ph | 0.33 | Acid reflux was defined as a fall of oesophageal pH to four or less for four or more seconds. | ||
| oesophageal region | 0.33 | A most useful generic character is the distinct excretory notch in the oesophageal region. | ||
| oesophageal sensitivity | 0.33 | Thus, oesophageal sensitivity to acid was preserved in our patients. |