Pneumatic dilation of achalasia cardia under direct endoscopy: The debate continues [4]

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 734-

  Thomas, Varghese ^a   Harish, Kareem ^a   Sunilkumar, K ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMATIC DILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645240589     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.11.023     Document Type: Letter

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