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Successful Use of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors to Control Symptomatic Esophageal Hypercontractility: A Case Report

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    Amit Agrawal MD, Radu Tutuian MD, Amine Hila MD & Donald O. Castell MD

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Agrawal, A., Tutuian, R., Hila, A. et al. Successful Use of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors to Control Symptomatic Esophageal Hypercontractility: A Case Report. Dig Dis Sci 50, 2059–2062 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-3007-9

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