Temporary self-expanding metallic stents and pneumatic dilation for the treatment of achalasia: A prospective study with a long-term follow-up

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 361-367

  Li, Y D ^a   Cheng, Y S ^a   Li, M H ^a   Chen, N W ^b   Chen, W X ^b   Zhao, J G ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Comparison; Pneumatic dilation; Self expanding metallic stents

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; INTUBATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954929738     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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