Long-term follow-up of achalasic patients treated with botulinum toxin

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-101

  D'Onofrio, ^a,b,c   Annese, ^a,b,c   Miletto, ^a,b,c   Leandro, ^a,b,c   Marasco, ^a,b,c   Sodano, ^a,b,c   Iaquinto, ^a,b,c  

^a S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Casa Sollievo Dalla Sofferenza Hospital   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD REGURGITATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033751376     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.2000.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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