Pharyngo-oesophageal dysphagia: Surgery based on clinical and manometric data

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 365-371

  Migliore, M ^a,b   Payne, H R ^a   Jeyasingham, K ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cricopharyngeal myotomy; High dysphagia; Zenker's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHARYNX DISEASE; STOMACH PH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PHARYNX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029692356     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80096-0     Document Type: Article

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