Cardiomyotomy in achalasia: Which fibers do we cut?

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 104-107

  Korn, ^a   Braghetto, ^a   Burdiles, ^a   Csendes, ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SIMULATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0033751582     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.2000.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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