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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 10, 2015; 7(6): 593-605
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.593
Published online Jun 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i6.593
Management of primary achalasia: The role of endoscopy
Author contributions: Luján-Sanchis M, Suárez-Callol P, Monzó-Gallego A and Bort-Pérez I contributed equally to this work designing and writing the review and with the final approval of the version to be published; Plana-Campos L designed the algorithms; Ferrer-Barceló L and Sanchis-Artero L wrote part of the review; Llinares-Lloret M made the illustrations; Tuset-Ruiz JA, Sempere-Garcia-Argüelles J, Canelles-Gamir P and Medina-Chuliá E contributed equally revising the article for intellectual content and with the final approval of the version to be published.
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Correspondence to: Marisol Luján-Sanchis, MD, Digestive Diseases Unit, General University Hospital of Valencia, Avenida Tres Cruces, 2, 46014 Valencia, Spain. marisol.lujan@hotmail.es
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Received: August 28, 2014
Peer-review started: August 31, 2014
First decision: November 3, 2014
Revised: January 28, 2015
Accepted: February 9, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: June 10, 2015
Peer-review started: August 31, 2014
First decision: November 3, 2014
Revised: January 28, 2015
Accepted: February 9, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: June 10, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: We propose a treatment and monitoring algorithm for achalasia based on the most relevant published evidence and an exhaustive summary of all the available endoscopic techniques.