Malignant pseudoachalasia

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-275

  Moonka, R ^a   Pellegrini, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Adenocarcinoma; Malignant achalasia; Pseudoachalasia; Secondary achalasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOACHALASIA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032933954     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900962     Document Type: Article

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