Botulinum toxin in the treatment of diffuse esophageal spasm

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 554-560

  Bashashati, M ^a   Andrews, C ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Storr, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Diffuse esophageal spasm; Esophagus; Motility disorder

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLOMIPRAMINE; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; PEPPERMINT OIL; TRAZODONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS;

EID: 77957120430     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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