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. 1969 Aug;10(8):609–613. doi: 10.1136/gut.10.8.609

Hiatus hernia and heartburn

E W Gillison, W M Capper, G R Airth, M J Gibson, I Bradford
PMCID: PMC1552897  PMID: 5810968

Abstract

The symptoms in a group of 80 patients with a pure sliding hiatus hernia were investigated using the pyloric regulation test (Capper, Airth, and Kilby, 1966). It was found that there was a high correlation between the symptoms of heartburn and the reflux of duodenal barium into the stomach.

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