Clinical, radiological, and manometric profile in 145 patients with untreated achalasia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1974-1979

  Fisichella, Piero M ^a   Raz, Dan ^a   Palazzo, Francesco ^a   Niponmick, Ian ^a   Patti, Marco G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NITRATE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PH; PREVALENCE; RADIOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 49749106240     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9656-z     Document Type: Article

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