Dysphagia secondary to left atrial dilatation

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1007-1011

  Kress, S ^a   Martin, W R ^a   Benz, C ^a   Riemann, J F ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

dysphagia; esophagel motility; esophagography; left atrial dilatation; manometry; weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; MANOMETRY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMEGALY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS;

EID: 0030726636     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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