Esophago-Esophageal Fistula in a Patient with Achalasia

Autor: C. Michael Knauer, William T. McLaughlin, James B.D. Mark
Rok vydání: 1970
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Zdroj: Gastroenterology. 58:223-228
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(70)80012-9
Popis: A 62-year-old female presented with a previously unreported complication of achalasia, an esophguo-esophageal fistula. The detailed evaluation of this patient's esophagus is described and the value of esophageal cine-roentgenography in delineating the fistula and the aperistalsis is noted. The surgical management of this lesion is reported.
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