Treatment of achalasia: the short-term response to botulinum toxin injection seems to be independent of any kind of pretreatment |
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| Authors: | M Storr P Born E Frimberger N Weigert T Rösch A Meining M Classen HD Allescher |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Internal Medicine II Technical University of Munich, , Munich, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Background It has been suggested that intrasphincteric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) may represent an alternative therapy to balloon dilatation in achalasia. The aim of the present study was to test the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections in achalasia patients, as assessed using lower oesophageal sphincter pressure (LOSP) and symptom scores, and to compare the response in patients with different types of pretreatment (no previous treatment, balloon dilatation, myotomy, BTX injection). |
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