Outcomes in achalasia from a surgical unit where pneumatic dilatation is first-line therapy

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 465-472

  Howard, J M ^a   Mongan, A M ^a   Manning, B J ^a   Byrne, P ^a   Lawler, P ^a   Ravi, N ^a   Reynolds, J V ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagus; Heller myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BARIUM MEAL; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOTOMY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955929698     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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