Treatment of Achalasia: Botulinum Toxin Injection vs. Pneumatic Balloon Dilation. A Prospective Study with Long-Term Follow-Up
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Treatment of achalasia: botulinum toxin injection vs. pneumatic balloon dilation. A prospective study with long-term follow-Up.
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS In patients with achalasia, intrasphincteric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) has been suggested as an alternative regimen to balloon dilation and has been shown to be superior to placebo injection. The aim of the present study was to test the effectiveness, the long-term outcome and the cumulative costs of BTX injection in consecutive patients with symptomatic achal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814189