The neurological lesion in achalasia of the cardia
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- 1 May 1970
- Vol. 11 (5) , 388-391
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.11.5.388
Abstract
Achalasia of the cardia is associated with loss of argyrophil cells in the myenteric plexus and a lesion of the vagus. The conditions which could involve the primary and secondary neurone are discussed.Keywords
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