Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1656-1658 , August 2009

Cricopharyngeal myotomy for the treatment of cricopharyngeal achalasia

Received 12 February 2009 ,Revised 24 April 2009 ,Accepted 26 April 2009.

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PII: S0022-3468(09)00384-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.04.031

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1656-1658 , August 2009

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