Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2002

Individual inactivation of the sphincteric component of the gastroesophageal barrier causes reflux esophagitis in piglets

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☆ This work was supported in part by FAPESP (Brazil) and FIS #97/287 and #01/471 (Spain) grants.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Juan A. Tovar, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Hospital Infantil “La Paz,” Paseo de la Castellana, 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain.

PII: S0022-3468(02)08683-9

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.29424

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 40-46 , January 2002

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