Table 2 - Candidate mechanisms of esophagopharyngeal regurgitation
From the following article
Clinical disorders of the upper esophageal sphincter
Ian J. Cook
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo37
| Proximal esophageal distribution of acid |
| Posture (recumbency) |
| UES hypotonia |
| Strain |
| UES relaxation |
| Swallow-induced |
| Reflexive (secondary to esophageal distension) |
| Spontaneous (transient UES relaxation) |
| Multiple mechanisms |
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