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Peroral endoscopic myotomy is an effective treatment for diffuse esophageal spasm

Diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) causes symptoms such as dysphagia. However, DES is sometimes difficult to diagnose. DES can be diagnosed based on a characteristic image through esophageal radiography. As in the present case, DES is considered a good indication for peroral endoscopic myotomy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sugihara, Yuusaku, Sakae, Hiroyuki, Hamada, Kenta, Okada, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7250992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32477548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2755
Descripción
Sumario:Diffuse esophageal spasm (DES) causes symptoms such as dysphagia. However, DES is sometimes difficult to diagnose. DES can be diagnosed based on a characteristic image through esophageal radiography. As in the present case, DES is considered a good indication for peroral endoscopic myotomy.