Primary cricopharyngeal achalasia in a newborn treated by balloon dilatation: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-168

  Erdeve, Omer ^a   Kologlu, Meltem ^a   Saygili, Belma ^a   Atasay, Begum ^a   Arsan, Saadet ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balloon dilatation; Cricopharyngeal achalasia; Cricopharyngeal myotomy; Newborn; Swallowing difficulties

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; DOMPERIDONE; SODIUM ARGINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM MEAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRICOPHARYNGEAL ACHALASIA; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVATION; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOM;

BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 33845617169     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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