Individual prediction of response to pneumatic dilation in patients with achalasia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2135-2141

  Ponce, Julio ^a   Garrigues, Vicente ^a   Pertejo, Virginia ^a   Sala, Teresa ^a   Berenguer, Joaquin ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dilatation; Esophageal achalasia; Esophageal motility disorders; Medical informatics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029807156     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02071392     Document Type: Article

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