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The clinical usefulness of high-resolution manometry for the management of achalasia

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Vela, M.F. The clinical usefulness of high-resolution manometry for the management of achalasia. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 11, 170–172 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-009-0027-1

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