The role of barium esophagogram measurements in assessing achalasia patients after endoscope-guided pneumatic dilation

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-168

  Chuah, S K ^a   Hu, T H ^a   Wu, K L ^a   Chen, T Y ^b   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Lee, C M ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barium esophagogram measurements; Endoscope guidedpneumatic dilation; Subjective symptoms scores

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549107540     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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