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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 7/2016

01-07-2016 | UNM Clinical Case Conferences

Rewards of Persistence: Manometric Clues to Cancer

Authors: Robert Andrews, Amirkaveh Mojtahed, Josh Hanson, Archana Kaza

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 7/2016

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A 72-year-old male was evaluated in the gastroenterology outpatient clinic for complaints of dysphagia and worsening heartburn for the previous 2 weeks. The dysphagia, which was accompanied by retrosternal chest pain when swallowing, was progressive for both solids and liquids and did not improve when treated with orally administered omeprazole 20 mg bid. He had no nausea, vomiting, or regurgitation, but his weight had decreased by 10 lbs in the past month. …
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Metadata
Title
Rewards of Persistence: Manometric Clues to Cancer
Authors
Robert Andrews
Amirkaveh Mojtahed
Josh Hanson
Archana Kaza
Publication date
01-07-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-016-4191-5

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