Frequency and factors associated with malnutrition among patients with achalasia and effect of pneumatic dilation
Background Although achalasia patients are undernourished, studies are scant. We studied: (i) the frequency of malnutrition among these patients and (ii) the effect of pneumatic dilatation (PD) on malnutrition. Methods A total of 70 adult achalasia patients and 70 healthy controls were evaluated thr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-12-01
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| Series: | JGH Open |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12191 |