Characteristics of achalasia subtypes in untreated chinese patients: A high-resolution manometry study

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 504-509

  Min, Min ^a   Peng, Li Hua ^a   Yang, Yun Sheng ^a   Hou, Xiao Hua ^b   Guo, Rong Bin ^a   Wang, Wei Feng ^a   Sun, Gang ^a   Wang, Xiao Xiao ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Esophageal achalasia; Esophageal sphincter; Lower; Manometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETERIZATION; CHINA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXINS; PRESSURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866468358     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: 17512980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2012.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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