Long-term results of pneumatic dilation for achalasia: A 15 years' experience

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 36, 2005, Pages 5701-5705

  Katsinelos, Panagiotis ^a   Kountouras, Jannis ^b,c   Paroutoglou, George ^a   Beltsis, Athanasios ^a   Zavos, Christos ^b   Papaziogas, Basilios ^a   Mimidis, Kostas ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Department of Medicine ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Barium esophagogram; Esophagoscopy; Manometry; Pneumatic dilation; Primary achalasia

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MANOMETRY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 28044460339     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i36.5701     Document Type: Article

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