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Epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus after peroral endoscopic myotomy.
A 34-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of chest pain and dysphagia that had lasted for 5 years. Endoscopy showed a tight esophagogastric junction (●" Fig.1). On high resolution manometry (Star Medical, Tokyo, Japan), the mean lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure and integrated relaxation pressure were 44.3 and 43.3mmHg, respectively (●" Fig.2). Type II achalasia was diagnos...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(08)80126-8