An Overview of the Role of Calcium Antagonists in the Treatment of Achalasia and Diffuse Oesophageal Spasm
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drugs
- Vol. 43 (2) , 177-184
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-199243020-00004
Abstract
Early studies confirmed the beneficial effects of calcium channel blockers on the normal oesophagus, which included a decrease in lower oesophageal sphincter tone in achalasia and a decrease in...Keywords
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