Comparative neuromuscular histopathology of cricopharyngeal achalasia patients with and without previous botulinum toxin treatment

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-380

  Merati, Albert L ^a,b   Tseng, Jeffrey ^a   Blumin, Joel H ^a   Toohill, Robert J ^a   Jaradeh, Safwan ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botox; Cricopharyngeal muscle; Dysphagia; Pathology

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MYOTOMY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 34249047622     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940711600510     Document Type: Article

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