Does diffuse esophageal spasm progress to achalasia? A prospective cohort study

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1605-1610

  Khatami, Sayed Saeid ^a   Khandwala, Farah ^a   Shay, Steven S ^a   Vaezi, Michael F ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Diffuse esophageal spasm; Progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL EXPERT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23944502882     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2903-3     Document Type: Article

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