Achalasia presenting as acute airway obstruction

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2079-2083

  Arcos, Encarna ^a   Medina, Carlos ^a   Mearin, Ferm�n ^a   Larish, Jimmy ^a   Guarner, Luisa ^a   Malagelada, Juan Ramn ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Airway obstruction; Respiratory distress; Upper esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0033730284     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005520814824     Document Type: Article

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