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Improved symptomatic, functional, and fluoroscopic outcomes following serial “series of three” double-balloon dilation for cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction

BACKGROUND: Cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction (CPMD) is a common cause of dysphagia. We employ a progressive series of three double-balloon dilations separated by 4–6 weeks between procedures as a primary treatment option. The purpose of this study was to evaluate subjective, functional and objecti...

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Autores principales: Randall, Derrick R., Evangelista, Lisa M., Kuhn, Maggie A., Belafsky, Peter C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29764478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-018-0278-7