Esophageal motility differences among aged patients with achalasia: A Taiwan report

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1737-1740

  Chuah, Seng Kee ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a,b   Wu, Keng Liang ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^a   Kuo, Chung Mou ^a   Chiu, Yi Chun ^a   Chiu, King Wah ^a   Kuo, Chung Huang ^a   Chiou, Shue Shian ^a   Lee, Chuan Mo ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Age; Esophageal body contraction amplitudes; Esophageal LES basal pressures; Residual pressures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34948855361     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04720.x     Document Type: Article

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