Unclassified oesophageal motor disorders simulating achalasia.
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Unclassified oesophageal motor disorders simulating achalasia.
Achalasia of the oesophagus is characterized by the absence of peristalsis, failure of the inferior oesophageal sphincter to relax after swallowing (Harris, 1966), and a positive mecholyl test (Kramer and Ingelfinger, 1951). This combination offeatures is regarded as specific for this disease. Nevertheless, in the literature a number of cases have been designated achalasia despite the presence ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.10.3.234