Pneumatic balloon dilation for esophageal achalasia

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 325-345

  Kadakia, S C ^a   Wong, R K H ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON DILATATION; BOUGIE; ESOPHAGOSCOPE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034998714     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30074-6     Document Type: Review

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