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Rumination Syndrome: A Review of Current Concepts and Treatments by Hejazi, Reza A., MD, McCallum, Richard W., MD

“…Abstract Rumination is a normal and common phenomenon among ruminant animals; but in humans, it is always regarded as symptom indicative of abnormal function…”
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Defining esophageal landmarks, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and Barrett's esophagus by DeVault, Kenneth, McMahon, Barry P., Celebi, Altay, Costamagna, Guido, Marchese, Michele, Clarke, John O., Hejazi, Reza A., McCallum, Richard W., Savarino, Vincenzo, Zentilin, Patrizia, Savarino, Edoardo, Thomson, Mike, Souza, Rhonda F., Donohoe, Claire L., O'Farrell, Naoimh J., Reynolds, John V.

“…The following paper on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus (BE) includes commentaries on defining esophageal landmarks; new…”
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Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms not responding to proton pump inhibitor: GERD, NERD, NARD, esophageal hypersensitivity or dyspepsia? by Bashashati, Mohammad, Hejazi, Reza A, Andrews, Christopher N, Storr, Martin A

“…Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a common gastrointestinal process that can generate symptoms of heartburn and chest pain. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are…”
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Association of marijuana use and cyclic vomiting syndrome by Pattathan, Mithun B, Hejazi, Reza A, McCallum, Richard W

“…Cannabis use has become one of the most commonly abused drugs in the world. It is estimated that each year 2.6 million individuals in the USA become new users…”
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Overlap Between Gastric and Esophageal Motility Disorders: A Contractual Arrangement? by Bashashati, Mohammad, Hejazi, Reza A.

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Video Capsule Endoscopy: A Tool for the Assessment of Small Bowel Transit Time by Hejazi, Reza A, Bashashati, Mohammad, Saadi, Mohammed, Mulla, Zuber D, Sarosiek, Irene, McCallum, Richard W, Zuckerman, Marc J

“…Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is a procedure that uses a wireless camera to take pictures of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. A wireless motility capsule (WMC)…”
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Frequency of Jackhammer Esophagus as the Extreme Phenotypes of Esophageal Hypercontractility Based on the New Chicago Classification by Jia, Yi, Arenas, Juan, Hejazi, Reza A, Elhanafi, Sherif, Saadi, Mohammed, McCallum, Richard W

“…BACKGROUND:Jackhammer Esophagus is defined as intact esophageal peristaltic contractions with extremely elevated amplitudes. We conducted a retrospective study…”
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Treatment of Refractory Gastroparesis: Gastric and Jejunal Tubes, Botox, Gastric Electrical Stimulation, and Surgery by Hejazi, Reza A., MD, McCallum, Richard W., MD, FACP, FACG

“…Refractory gastroparesis is a challenging disorder for gastroenterologists, internists, surgeons, and all health care professionals involved in the care of…”
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Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed From Epiphrenic Diverticulum by Garcia, Cesar J., MD, Dias, Ajoy, MD, Hejazi, Reza A., MD, Burgos, Jose D., MD, Huerta, Ana, MD, Zuckerman, Marc J., MD

“…Abstract Epiphrenic diverticula are outpouchings of the esophagus that retain some or all layers of the esophageal wall. Symptoms such as intermittent…”
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Cyclic vomiting syndrome: treatment options by Hejazi, Reza A., McCallum, Richard W.

“…Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of severe nausea and vomiting separated by symptom-free periods. Our aims were to…”
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Dumping Syndrome: Establishing Criteria for Diagnosis and Identifying New Etiologies by Hejazi, Reza A., Patil, Harshal, McCallum, Richard W.

“…Aims To investigate the current incidence and identify the current etiologies of rapid gastric emptying (dumping syndrome) in patients with a spectrum of…”
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Does Grading the Severity of Gastroparesis Based on Scintigraphic Gastric Emptying Predict the Treatment Outcome of Patients with Gastroparesis? by Hejazi, Reza A., Sarosiek, Irene, Roeser, Katherine, McCallum, Richard W.

“…Objectives The objectives of this study were as follows: (1) Whether gastric emptying is different between gastroparesis (GP) patients responding or not…”
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Elevated Serum Ghrelin Levels in Adult Patients With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome by Hejazi, Reza A, Lavenbarg, Teri H, McCallum, Richard W

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Prokinetics in Diabetic Gastroparesis by Hejazi, Reza A., McCallum, Richard W., Sarosiek, Irene

“…Within the last 50 years, diabetic gastroparesis has become a well recognized complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It is a syndrome characterized by…”
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Efficacy of Tricyclic Antidepressant Therapy in Adults With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: A Two-year Follow-up Study by Hejazi, Reza A, Reddymasu, Savio C, Namin, Farid, Lavenbarg, Teri, Foran, Pernilla, McCallum, Richard W

“…AIMTo investigate the effects of prolonged tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) therapy on the frequency and duration of episodes of cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)…”
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Disturbances of Esophageal Motility in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Case Series by Hejazi, Reza A., Reddymasu, Savio C., Sostarich, Sandra, McCallum, Richard W.

“…Esophageal manometry (EM) findings were reviewed in 14 (13 male) adults diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis (EE). One had complete nonperistaltic…”
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Morgagni's Hernia by Garcia, Cesar J, Hejazi, Reza A, Dias, Ajoy

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Nonspecific motility disorders, irritable esophagus, and chest pain by Krarup, Anne Lund, Liao, Donghua, Gregersen, Hans, Drewes, Asbjørn Mohr, Hejazi, Reza A., McCallum, Richard W., Vega, Kenneth J., Frazzoni, Marzio, Frazzoni, Leonardo, Clarke, John O., Achem, Sami R.

“…This paper presents commentaries on whether Starling's law applies to the esophagus; whether erythromycin affects esophageal motility; the relationship between…”
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Gastroparesis, pseudoachalasia and impaired intestinal motility as paraneoplastic manifestations of small cell lung cancer by Hejazi, Reza A, Zhang, Da, McCallum, Richard W

“…Lung cancer is the worldwide leading cause of cancer deaths. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) represents about 15% of lung cancers with a poor 5-year survival…”
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M1322 Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Not Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms are More Common in Diabetics Than Healthy Controls by Hejazi, Reza A, Beyer, Peter, Hou, Qingjiang, McCallum, Richard

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