Pneumatic dilation and laparoscopic Heller's myotomy equally effective for achalasia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1868-1870

  Spechler, Stuart Jon ^a,b  

^a Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE;

BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 79955912172     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1100693     Document Type: Editorial

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