Journal article
Randomized controlled trial comparing botulinum toxin injection to pneumatic dilatation for the treatment of achalasia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Therapeutic options for achalasia include pharmacological therapy, surgical myotomy, pneumatic dilatation and intrasphincteric botulinum toxin injection.
AIM: To compare botulinum toxin injection with pneumatic dilatation in a randomized trial.
Authors
Mikaeli J; Fazel A; Montazeri G; Yaghoobi M; Malekzadeh R
Journal
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vol. 15, No. 9, pp. 1389–1396
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 27, 2001
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01065.x
ISSN
0269-2813