Pancreatic pseudocyst mimicking idiopathic achalasia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-105

  Colarian, J H ^a   Sekkarie, M ^a   Rao, R ^a  

^a Bluefield Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH FUNDUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032410854     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.103_c.x     Document Type: Article

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