Pseudoachalasia: A report of two cases with comments on possible causes and diagnosis

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-224

  Campos, C T ^a   Ellis Jr , F H ^a   LoCicero III, J ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030880519     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dote/10.3.220     Document Type: Article

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