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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. (1988). Oesophagus. In: Clinical Investigations in Gastroenterology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2633-2_4
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