Strategies for treating severe refractory dysphagia

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 371-385

  Khazanchi, A ^a   Katz, P O ^a  

^a GRADUATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE;

BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034998924     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30077-1     Document Type: Review

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