Empiric dilation in non-obstructive dysphagia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1192-1197

  Olson, Jeffrey S ^a   Lieberman, David A ^a,b   Sonnenberg, Amnon ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal dilation; Esophageal ring; Gastro esophageal reflux disease; Peptic stricture; Schatzki ring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONOBSTRUCTIVE DYSPHAGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS;

AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949141037     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0024-x     Document Type: Article

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