Cricopharyngeal achalasia: Case reports and review of the literature

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-112

  De Caluwe D ^a   Nassogne, M C ^a   Reding, R ^a   De Ville De Goyet, J ^a   Clapuyt, Ph ^a   Otte, J B ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cricopharyngeal myotomy; Lateral cineradiography; Primary cricopharyngeal achalasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOTOMY; NEWBORN;

EID: 0032914424     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072223     Document Type: Article

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