Controversies in Management of Achalasia

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1705-1709

  Patti, Marco G ^a   Fisichella, Piero M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Dor fundoplication; Dysphagia; Esophageal achalasia; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Per oral endoscopic myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation; POEM; Toupet fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE INHIBITOR; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; SURGERY;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE INHIBITORS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR;

EID: 84929133625     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2556-7     Document Type: Article

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