A pilot study on upper esophageal sphincter dilatation for the treatment of dysphagia in patients with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Mathieu, Jean ^a,c   Lapointe, Gilles ^a   Brassard, Anne ^a   Tremblay, Carmen ^a   Brais, Bernard ^d   Rouleau, Guy A ^d   Bouchard, Jean Pierre ^b,e  

^a CHICOUTIMI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal dilatation; Muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; BOUGIE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DILATATION; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PILOT PROJECTS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030728968     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(97)00092-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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