AGA technical review on treatment of patients with dysphagia caused by benign disorders of the distal esophagus

Gastroenterology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 233-254

  Fleischer, D ^a   Kozarek, R ^a   Fisher, R ^a   Ouyang, A ^a  

^a AGA National Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FLUOROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LYMPH NODE; MANOMETRY; PERISTALSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0032990638     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(99)70573-1     Document Type: Article

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