Esophageal transit scintigraphy was introduced over 20 years ago, but its exact role in the
evaluation of patients with suspected esophageal motility disorders still remains …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and long-term results of balloon dilation
treatment for strictures secondary to surgical repair of esophageal atresia (EA) in 29 …

Although manometry is used with increasingfrequency to evaluate the effectiveness of
differenttreatments for achalasia, the criteria for a successfulmanometric response have not …

Only two treatment modalities–pneumatic dilation and Heller myotomy–promise long-term
relief from dysphagia and regurgitation in patients with achalasia. The objective of this study …

Background: The non‐invasive assessment of primary achalasia is not precise. Aim: To
compare investigations before and 1 month after balloon dilation in achalasia. Methods: Fifty …

Esophageal achalasia is a rare primary motor disorder of the esophagus in children.
Because the etiology of achalasia is not well defined, treatment is generally directed at …

Objective Subjective assessment of primary achalasia is not accurate. We aimed to study the
utility of surface area of barium retention in the objective assessment of these patients …

Background: The non-invasive assessment of primary achalasia is not precise. Aim: To
compare investigations before and 1 month after balloon dilation in achalasia. Methods: Fifty …

Background: Subjective assessment of primary achalasia is not accurate. We aimed to
evaluate surface of barium retention in the objective assessment of these patients. Materials …

Surface area: A better predictor of disease severity than the height and volume of the barium
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