Diffuse esophageal spasm: A case for carminatives?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-10

  Massey, Benson T ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARMINATIVE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PEPPERMINT OIL; SPEARMINT OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MYOTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHEST PAIN; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PERISTALSIS; PLANT OILS;

EID: 0034951526     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200107000-00003     Document Type: Editorial

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