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Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is associated with esophageal motor disorders, reduced lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, and delayed gastric emptying. Even with a normal resting LES pressure GER may occur due to transient relaxation of the sphincter after gastric distention (Holloway et al. 1985). Taken together, this indicates that GER might be a manifestation of a general smooth muscle disorder rather than just a disease of the LES.
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Thor, K., Fürstenberg, S. (1988). Deranged Fasting Motor Activity in the Duodenum and Proximal Small Intestine in Patients with Reflux Esophagitis. In: Siewert, J.R., Hölscher, A.H. (eds) Diseases of the Esophagus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86432-2_227
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