Long-term Outcome of Pneumatic Dilation in the Treatment of Achalasia

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Hulselmans, Michael ^a   Vanuytsel, Tim ^a   Degreef, Toon ^a   Sifrim, Daniel ^a   Coosemans, Willy ^b   Lerut, Toni ^b   Tack, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMATIC DILATION; REMISSION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049120096     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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