Treatment of Achalasia in Chagas' Disease with Botulinum Toxin
- 23 March 1995
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 332 (12) , 824-825
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199503233321218
Abstract
Chagas' disease, which is common in Brazil, often involves the esophageal neural plexus, resulting in clinical, manometric, and histologic findings resembling those of achalasia. Therefore, its management could be similar.Keywords
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