Congenital achalasia: Facts and fantasies

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 335-337

  Zilberstein, Bruno ^a,c   de Cleva, R ^a   Gabriel, A G ^b   Neto, S G ^b   Gama Rodrigues, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital achalasia; Idiophatic achalasia; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; DISEASES IN TWINS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33644878776     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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