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Diagnostic evaluation of achalasia: from the whalebone to the Chicago classification.
World journal of surgery - 1 Jul 2015
Fisichella P Marco, Jalilvand Anahita, Lebenthal Abraham
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From the earliest description of dysphagia relieved by dilatation with a whalebone in 1674 we have witnessed the evolution of esophageal function testing from the conventional manometry to the high-resolution manometry (HRM) and esophageal topography pressure plotting that have led to the revised...
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