Progression of diffuse esophageal spasm to achalasia: Incidence and predictive factors

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 470-474

  Fontes, L H S ^a,b,c   Herbella, F A M ^a   Rodriguez, T N ^b   Trivino, T ^a   Farah, J F M ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c State Public Servant Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Diffuse esophageal spasm; Disease progression; Manometry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; THORAX PAIN;

ACHALASIA; DIFFUSE ESOPHAGEAL SPASM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; MANOMETRY;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880327881     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2012.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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