The current treatment of achalasia

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The current treatment of achalasia is …
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P356DOI10.1016/J.YASU.2005.04.002
P698PubMed publication ID16250557

P2093author name stringAlfonso Torquati
Rami Lutfi
William O Richards
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P304page(s)285-314
P577publication date2005-01-01
P1433published inAdvances in surgeryQ26842583
P1476titleThe current treatment of achalasia
P478volume39

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