Treatment of Idiopathic Achalasia in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 143-149

  Sharp, Nicole E ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Heller myotomy; pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOATING; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DUMPING SYNDROME; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA; PEDIATRIC IDIOPATHIC ACHALASIA; PHARYNX DISEASE; PNEUMATIC DILATATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PROCEDURES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84961841586     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544174     Document Type: Review

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