Timed barium swallow: A simple technique for evaluating esophageal emptying in patients with achalasia

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 473-479

  De Oliveira, Jose Marcelo A ^a   Birgisson, Sigurbjorn ^a   Doinoff, Cindy ^a   Einstein, David ^a   Herts, Brian ^a   Davros, William ^a   Obuchowski, Nancy ^a   Koehler, Robert E ^b   Richter, Joel ^a   Baker, Mark E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030788904     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.2.9242756     Document Type: Article

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