Oesophageal manometry in the evaluation of megacolon with onset in adult life

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-191

  Basilisco, G ^a,b   Velio, P ^a   Bianchi, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Padiglione Granelli ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Megacolon; Oesophageai motility; Pseudo obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MEGACOLON; MYOPATHY; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031056417     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.2.188     Document Type: Article

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