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[Conservative treatment of esophageal perforations following pneumatic dilatation]
E Arrigoni1, J P Dederding, R Baumann
1Division de gastroentérologie et nutrition, Hôpital cantonal universitaire de Genève.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
|May 25, 1991
Abstract:
Over a 15-year period we have treated 50 patients with achalasia by pneumatic dilatation (61 dilatations). Perforation occurred in 5 patients, 2 of whom required surgery while the other 3 were successfully managed by conservative means. These 3 patients are reported on with reference to the indications and modalities of the medical treatment.