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Reply to letter from Sebastian F. Schoppmann et al. regarding ‘Radial esophageal acid exposure and the dilated distal esophagus’

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nursing, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Japan

    Shunji Ohara, Kyoichi Adachi & Yoshikazu Kinoshita

  2. Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan

    Kenji Furuta

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This author’s reply refers to the letter to the editor at doi:10.1007/s00535-012-0629-5.

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Ohara, S., Furuta, K., Adachi, K. et al. Reply to letter from Sebastian F. Schoppmann et al. regarding ‘Radial esophageal acid exposure and the dilated distal esophagus’. J Gastroenterol 47, 1277–1278 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-012-0630-z

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