New endoscopic indicator of esophageal achalasia: "pinstripe pattern".

New endoscopic indicator of esophageal achalasia: "pinstripe pattern".

Endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal achalasia lacking typical endoscopic features can be extremely difficult. The aim of this study was to identify simple and reliable early indicator of esophageal achalasia.This single-center retrospective study included 56 cases of esophageal achalasia without prev...

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Main Authors: Hitomi Minami, Hajime Isomoto, Satoshi Miuma, Yasutoshi Kobayashi, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Shigetoshi Urabe, Kayoko Matsushima, Yuko Akazawa, Ken Ohnita, Fuminao Takeshima, Haruhiro Inoue, Kazuhiko Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4321991?pdf=render

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