Treatment of globus by upper esophageal sphincter injection with botulinum A toxin

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-

  Halum, Stacey L ^a   Butler, Susan G ^a   Koufman, Jamie A ^a   Postma, Gregory N ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GLOBUS HYSTERICUS; HUMAN; INJECTION; MYOTOMY; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; DYSPHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS;

EID: 17144369179     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130508400206     Document Type: Article

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