Long-term outcome of pneumatic dilation in the treatment of achalasia [3]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2130-2131

  Kumar, Ashish ^a   Itha, Srivenu ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOON; DETERIORATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PNEUMATIC DILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 27744483999     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.50395_3.x     Document Type: Letter

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