Manometric findings of the upper esophageal sphincter in esophageal achalasia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1043-1046

  Yoneyama, Fumihiko ^a   Miyachi, Masahiko ^a   Nimura, Yuji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; PHARYNX; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; PHARYNX; PRESSURE;

EID: 0031782575     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900514     Document Type: Article

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