Esophageal manometric studies in children with achalasia before and after operative treatment

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 571-575

  Kalicinski P ^a   Dluski, E ^a   Drewniak, T ^a   Kaminski W ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagus; Manometrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SWALLOWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030784430     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050212     Document Type: Article

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