Clinical Usefulness of Endoscopy, Barium Fluoroscopy, and Chest Computed Tomography for the Correct Diagnosis of Achalasia

OBJECTIVE: The definite diagnosis of esophageal achalasia is established using manometry, which is performed in patients with suspected achalasia based on the findings of screening examinations, such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, chest computed tomography (CT), or a barium swallow test. Howev...

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Autores principales: Akaishi, Tetsuya, Nakano, Toru, Machida, Tomomi, Abe, Michiaki, Takayama, Shin, Koseki, Ken, Kamei, Takashi, Fukudo, Shin, Ishii, Tadashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7028409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31588086
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.3612-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7028409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31588086
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.3612-19

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