Distal esophageal spasm treated by peroral endoscopic myotomy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1926-1927

  Louis, Hubert ^a   Covas, Angélique ^b   Coppens, Emmanuel ^a   Devière, Jacques ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b CHR Val de Sambre ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD VESSEL CLIP; CASE REPORT; DISSECTION; DISTAL ESOPHAGEAL SPASM; DYSPHAGIA; ECKARDT SCORE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870844076     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.317     Document Type: Letter

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