Effect of balloon compliance on symptomatic success of pneumatic dilation in achalasia patients

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 831-836

  Becker, K ^a   Biesenbach, S ^a   Erckenbrecht, J F ^a   Frieling, T ^a  

^a Florence Nightingale Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Balloon Compliance; Pneumatic Dilation; RigiflexTM; System

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; COMPLIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034764319     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17868     Document Type: Article

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