Self-expanding metal stents for endoscopic treatment of esophageal achalasia unresponsive to conventional treatments. Long-term results in eight patients

Endoscopy

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1027-1030

  De Palma, G D ^a   Lovino, P ^a   Masone, S ^a   Persico, M ^a   Persico, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; METAL; NITINOL; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SEDATION; STENT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035198975     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-18933     Document Type: Article

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