Esophageal rings, webs, and diverticula

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-295

  Tobin, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal diverticula; Esophageal rings; Esophageal webs

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM MEAL; BOUGIE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 0031793352     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199812000-00003     Document Type: Review

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