Is There Any Evidence for a Viral Cause in Achalasia?
BACKGROUND Achalasia, as an incurable disease is defined by the lack of normal esophageal peristalsis and loss of lower esophageal sphincter relaxation due to impaired myenteric neural plexus. The exact cause of myenteric neural cells degeneration in achalasia is still unknown. One hypothesis is th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1730 |