Esophageal and lower esophageal sphincter response to balloon distention in patients with achalasia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 106-112

  Paterson, William G ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

esophagus; lower esophageal sphincter achalasia; nitric oxide; secondary peristalsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PAIN; PERISTALSIS; PRESSURE; SENSATION;

EID: 0031033143     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018893206926     Document Type: Article

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