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Efficacy and safety of pneumatic dilation in achalasia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: One of the most used treatments for achalasia is pneumatic dilation of the lower esophageal sphincter to improve esophageal emptying. Multiple treatment protocols have been described with a varying balloon size, number of dilations, inflation pressure, and duration. We aimed to...

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Autores principales: van Hoeij, Froukje B., Prins, Leah I., Smout, André J. P. M., Bredenoord, Arjan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6849773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30697952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nmo.13548