Complications during pneumatic dilation for achalasia or diffuse esophageal spasm - Analysis of risk factors, early clinical characteristics, and outcome

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1993, Pages 1893-1904

  Nair, Lawrence A ^c   Reynolds, James C ^a   Parkman, Henry P ^b   Ouyang, Ann ^c   Strom, Brian L ^c   Rosato, Ernest F ^c   Cohen, Sidney ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

esophageal motility disorders; esophageal perforation; esophagomyotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BALLOON DILATATION; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0027372740     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01296115     Document Type: Article

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