Endoscopic pneumatic balloon dilation in primary achalasia: Predictive factors, complications, and long-term follow-up

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Tuset, J A ^a   Lujan M ^a   Huguet, Jose M ^a   Canelles, P ^a   Medina, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Pneumatic dilation; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMATIC BALLOON DILATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58749108670     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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