TY - CHAP AU - Takahiko Shiina AU - Yasutake Shimizu ED - Mauro Bortolotti Y1 - 2012-03-16 PY - 2012 T1 - Neural Regulatory Mechanisms of Esophageal Motility and Its Implication for GERD N2 - Gastroesophageal reflux disease affects many patients. This disease not only lowers their quality of life, but it also threatens some of them with an underhand risk of cancer. Additionally, it becomes an economic burden for the patients and society. The aim of this book on gastroesophageal reflux disease is to provide advice and guidance to gastroenterologists to help them understand and manage some aspects of this proteiform disease. BT - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/30490 DO - 10.5772/30490 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -