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01-06-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Achalasia: Pneumatic Dilation or Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy?

Authors: G. E. Boeckxstaens, J. Tack, G. Zaninotto

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 6/2012

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Achalasia: Pneumatic Dilation or Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy?
Authors: G. E. Boeckxstaens
J. Tack
G. Zaninotto
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-1864-z

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