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Preliminary report on millhon-crites intraesophageal motility probe

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The Millhon-Battelle esophageal motility probe developed for clinical use in the study of esophageal motility and acid perfusion can accurately measure absolute localized tissue pressures in situ, as well as hydrostatic pressure. It consists of a soft silicone rubber tube with three miniature direct-recording absolute pressure transducers located in its distal portion. Thirty-five individuals have been studied thus far with encouraging initial results.

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  1. From the Riverside Methodist Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and Battelle Memorial Institute, 43214, Columbus, Ohio

    William A. Millhon M.D., Donald E. Hoffman M.D., Phillip Jarvis M.D., C. Joseph Cross M.D., Judson S. Millhon M.D. & Nelson A. Grites B.A., M.A.

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Millhon, W.A., Hoffman, D.E., Jarvis, P. et al. Preliminary report on millhon-crites intraesophageal motility probe. Digest Dis Sci 13, 929–933 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237580

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