Olfactory stimuli provoke diffuse esophageal spasm: Reversal by ipratropium bromide

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2224-2227

  Triadafilopoulos, George ^a,b   Tsang, H Peter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IPRATROPIUM; ODORS; PERFUME; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0029795027     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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