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Six patients with symptomatic lower esophageal ring were studied by cine-fluorography and then treated by pneumatic dilatation of the esophagus. All experienced relief of dysphagia and have been followed for 3 years without recurrence of symptoms. It is concluded that pneumatic dilatation of symptomatic lower esophageal ring is the treatment of choice and offers prolonged beneficial results, making surgical correction unnecessary.
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Former Chief of Gastroenterology, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss; now Chief of Gastroenterology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Phoenix, Az
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Sanowski, R.A., Riegel, N. Pneumatic dilatation of lower esophageal ring. Digest Dis Sci 15, 407–412 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02283866
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