Esophageal achalasia and alacrima in siblings

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-163

  Shah, Amar ^a   Shah, Anirudh ^a  

^a Amardeep Multispecialty Children Hospital and Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Alacrima; Familial; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ESOPHAGOCARDIOMYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACRIMAL POINT APLASIA; LACRIMATION DISORDER; MALE; SIBLING; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 33644503547     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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