Treatment of achalasia: the short-term response to botulinum toxin injection seems to be independent of any kind of pretreatment

Treatment of achalasia: the short-term response to botulinum toxin injection seems to be independent of any kind of pretreatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been suggested that intrasphincteric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) may represent an alternative therapy to balloon dilatation in achalasia. The aim of the present study was to test the effectiveness of botulinum toxin inj...

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Main Authors: Meining A, Rösch T, Weigert N, Frimberger E, Born P, Storr M, Classen M, Allescher HD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-08-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
botulinum toxin
achalasia
myotomy
balloon dilatation
treatment failure
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/2/19

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