Achalasia: Dilation, injection or surgery?

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 441-443

  Peracchia, Alberto ^a,b   Bonavina, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Botulinum toxin; Fundoplication; Lower esophageal sphincter; Myotomy; Pneumatic dilation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

EID: 0034094914     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2000/679608     Document Type: Short Survey

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