Is High-Resolution Manometry Always Needed for the Diagnosis of Achalasia?

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Apr;16(4):480-482. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.06.019. Epub 2017 Oct 5.

Authors

Dustin A Carlson¹, C Prakash Gyawali²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28987504
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.06.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
Esophageal Achalasia / diagnosis*
Humans
Manometry / methods*