Publication: Esophagus motility in overt hypothyroidism
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Ilhan, MAHMUT MUZAFFER
Arabaci, ELİF
Turgut, SEDA
Karaman, Ozcan
DANALIOGLU, Ahmet
Tasan, ERTUĞRUL
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Purpose Gastrointestinal tract is one of the most affected systems in hypothyroidism. Despite decreased esophageal emptying, prolonged esophageal and gastric transit time have been indicated in previous reports, the mechanism of thyroid hormones activity and antibodies on the esophagus motility is not yet fully understood. This study was conducted to evaluate the esophagus motility by manometry in hypothyroid patients.
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Ilhan M. M. , Arabaci E., Turgut S., Karaman O., DANALIOGLU A., Tasan E., -Esophagus motility in overt hypothyroidism-, JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, cilt.37, ss.639-644, 2014