Esophageal spasm: Demographic, clinical, radiographic, and manometric features in 108 patients

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-221

  Almansa, C ^a   Heckman, M G ^a   Devault, K R ^a   Bouras, E ^a   Achem, S R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal motility disorders; Esophageal spasm; Noncardiac chest pain; Reflux

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTACIDS; CHEST PAIN; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859642617     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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