Diagnosis and treatment of achalasia

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 144-151

  McCormick, Susan E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ETHANOLAMINE; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; RASH; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWALLOWING; THORAX PAIN; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0035165632     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tgie.2001.24004     Document Type: Article

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