AGA technical review on treatment of patients with dysphagia caused by benign disorders of the distal esophagus

S J Spechler

doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70573-1

AGA technical review on treatment of patients with dysphagia caused by benign disorders of the distal esophagus

Gastroenterology. 1999 Jul;117(1):233-54. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70573-1.

Author

S J Spechler¹

Affiliation

¹ Dallas Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas, USA.

PMID: 10381933
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(99)70573-1

Abstract

This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics Committee. The paper was approved by the committee on September 27, 1998.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Deglutition Disorders / diagnosis
Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
Deglutition Disorders / therapy*
Esophageal Achalasia / therapy
Esophageal Diseases / complications*
Esophageal Stenosis / therapy
Humans