Esophageal bezoar in achalasia: A rare condition

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 395-396

  Shah, S Waqar H ^a   Khan, Anwaar A ^a   Alam, Altaf ^a   Butt, Arshad K ^a   Shafqat, Farzana ^a  

^a SHAIKH ZAYED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCRALFATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM MEAL; BEZOAR; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BARIUM SULFATE; BEZOARS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031437306     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199707000-00025     Document Type: Article

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