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EDITORIAL sYNoPsis Evidence has previously been advanced in favour of the anti-reflux mechanism at the cardia being a mechanical process analogous to the 'flutter valve' and this study suggests that a similar mechanism is responsible for preserving anal continence.
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Phillips et al. (1965) studied this question.
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