Most cases of erosive esophagitis occur from repeated exposure to stomach acids in people with GERD. The lower esophageal sphincter is a muscular valve that normally prevents stomach contents from ...

Your lower esophageal sphincter (located between the esophagus ... result in complications like esophageal inflammation, erosion of tooth enamel, chronic cough, and asthma. Regurgitation has ...

The pathophysiology of GERD includes impairment of the anti-reflux barrier, which consists of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES ... such as erosive esophagitis or Barrett’s esophagus, but ...

Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation (TLESR) is the most important mechanism associated with GERD, and might be the only one present in patients with mild reflux disease. Wu and ...

and has produced increased peristaltic and lower esophageal sphincter pressures in normal volunteers. Agrawal et al. evaluated the effect of bethanechol on smooth-muscle contraction in patients ...