Pneumatic dilatation in achalasia of the esophagus: A report from Argentina

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-128

  Salis, G B ^a   Mazzadi, S A ^a   Garcia A O ^a   Chiocca, J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL PROFESOR ALEJANDRO POSADAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Esophageal achalasia; Esophageal perforation; Pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEGAESOPHAGUS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ARGENTINA; BALLOON DILATATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEGACOLON; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4043130304     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2004.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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