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Oesophagus

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The major symptoms of oesophageal disease are dysphagia, heartburn, postural dyspepsia and waterbrash. There are many tests of oesophageal function, though their interpretation depends on the definition of oesophageal disease.

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Bateson, M.C., Bouchier, I.A.D. (2017). Oesophagus. In: Clinical Investigations in Gastroenterology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53786-3_4

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