Return of esophageal function after treatment for achalasia as determined by impedance-manometry

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1403-1409

  Tatum, Roger P ^a   Wong, Jamie A ^a   Figueredo, Edgar J ^a   Martin, Valeria ^a   Oelschlager, Brant K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophageal motility; Heller myotomy; Multichannel intraluminal impedance

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BALLOON DILATATION; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35148827798     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0293-x     Document Type: Article

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