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Relationship between esophageal manometry and pulmonary function tests in patients with systemic sclerosis

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Abbreviations

CEM:

Conventional esophageal manometry

DLCO:

Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity

FVC:

Forced vital capacity

HRM:

High resolution manometry

SSc:

Systemic sclerosis

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  1. Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal

    Pedro Costa-Moreira, Armando Peixoto, Rosa Ramalho & Guilherme Macedo

  2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Pedro Costa-Moreira, Armando Peixoto, Rosa Ramalho & Guilherme Macedo

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Costa-Moreira, P., Peixoto, A., Ramalho, R. et al. Relationship between esophageal manometry and pulmonary function tests in patients with systemic sclerosis. J Gastroenterol 55, 244–245 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-019-01629-y

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