Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 369-374.e2 , August 2010

Achalasia: Update on the Disease and Its Treatment

  • Dawn L. Francis
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  • David A. Katzka

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: David A. Katzka, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Avenue SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905. fax: (507) 266-9081

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(10)00883-8

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.06.024

Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 369-374.e2 , August 2010

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