Predictors of outcome of pneumatic dilation in achalasia

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 389-394

  Farhoomand, Kaveh ^a   Connor, Jason T ^a   Richter, Joel E ^a   Achkar, Edgar ^a   Vaezi, Michael F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CI; confidence interval; LES; lower esophageal sphincter; PD; pneumatic dilation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342438140     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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