Pneumatic dilatation and surgical myotomy for achalasia

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2227-2233

  Lopushinsky, Steven R ^a   Urbach, David R ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750741078     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.18.2227     Document Type: Article

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