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01-04-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Not all anti-reflux treatment failures are due to persistence of abnormal esophageal acid exposure

Authors: Manuele Furnari, Nicola de Bortoli, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Edoardo Savarino

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2014

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Not all anti-reflux treatment failures are due to persistence of abnormal esophageal acid exposure
Authors: Manuele Furnari
Nicola de Bortoli
Vincenzo Savarino
Santino Marchi
Edoardo Savarino
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-3291-y

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