Pneumatic Dilatation Is Effective Long-Term Treatment for Achalasia
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 43 (9) , 1973-1977
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018886626144
Abstract
Although pneumatic dilatation (PD) has been anestablished treatment for achalasia for decades, thereis limited information on its long-term clinicalefficacy. We have followed up the clinical status...Keywords
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