Normal esophageal function after myotomy in a patient with idiopathic diffuse esophageal spasm

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-81

  Garrigues, Vicente ^a   Ponce, Julio ^a   García, Antonio ^a   Bustamante, Marco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balloon dilation; Esophageal motility disorders; Esophageal myotomy; Esophageal spasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIA; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0032994685     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199907000-00020     Document Type: Article

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