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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2015; 21(18): 5622-5629
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5622
Published online May 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5622
Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 50)
| Characteristic | Value |
| Male:female | 28:22 |
| Age (yr) | 42.5 (14-70) |
| Duration of symptoms (yr) | 6.6 (0.17-40) |
| Eckardt score | 7.5 (3-11) |
| Previous treatments, n (%) | |
| Pneumatic dilation | 8 (16) |
| Nifedipine | 2 (4) |
| Achalasia subtype, n (%) | 35 (70) |
| I | 3 |
| II | 28 |
| III | 4 |
- Citation: Lu B, Li M, Hu Y, Xu Y, Zhang S, Cai LJ. Effect of peroral esophageal myotomy for achalasia treatment: A Chinese study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(18): 5622-5629
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i18/5622.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5622