Diagnostic modalities for achalasia

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 293-309

  Gonlachanvit, S ^a   Fisher, R S ^a   Parkman, H P ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM MEAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA;

EID: 0035019097     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30072-2     Document Type: Review

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