Cricopharyngeal achalasia

Principles of Deglutition: A Multidisciplinary Text for Swallowing and its Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 515-527

  Massey, Benson T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Belch; Cricopharyngeal achalasia; Cricopharyngeus muscle; Dysphagia; Electromyography; Eructation; Globus; Manometry; Upper esophageal sphincter; Videofluoroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955741991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3794-9_37     Document Type: Chapter

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