Early clinical experience with the POEM procedure for achalasia
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Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0008-428X
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.017214