Review article: Oesophageal spasm - Diagnosis and management

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1393-1402

  Tutuian, R ^a,c   Castell, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEPPERMINT OIL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VARDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHEST PAIN; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MANOMETRY; NITROGLYCERIN; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PLANT OILS; PROTON PUMPS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33646263133     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02917.x     Document Type: Article

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