A modified method of botulinum toxin-injection in patients with achalasia: A pilot trial

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 841-844

  Martínek, Jan ^a   Spicak J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DILUTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; RETREATMENT; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 17644439754     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42621     Document Type: Article

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