Clinical study on combined therapy of botulinum toxin injection and small balloon dilation in patients with esophageal achalasia

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 493-498

  Zhu, Qiang ^a   Liu, Jiyong ^a   Yang, Chongmei ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Esophageal achalasia; Small balloon dilation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BALLOON DILATION; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74249121654     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000229784     Document Type: Article

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