Clinical and manometric characteristics of allgrove syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-274

  Alhussaini, Bakr ^a   Gottrand, Frédéric ^b   Goutet, Jean Michel ^c   Scaillon, Michèle ^a   Michaud, Laurent ^a   Spyckerelle, Claire ^b   Viola, Sheila ^b   Lamblin, Marie Dominique ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

achalasia; Allgrove syndrome; esophageal manometry

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; NIFEDIPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLGROVE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; BULIMIA; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSAUTONOMIA; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUMINATION; SCHIRMER TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052490748     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31821456ba     Document Type: Article

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