Historical perspective of achalasia

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-233

  Cash, B D ^a   Wong, R K H ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0035013847     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30067-9     Document Type: Review

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