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. 1970 May;11(5):388-91.
doi: 10.1136/gut.11.5.388.

The neurological lesion in achalasia of the cardia

B Smith

The neurological lesion in achalasia of the cardia

B Smith. Gut. 1970 May.

Abstract

Achalasia of the cardia is associated with loss of argyrophil cells in the myenteric plexus and a lesion of the vagus. The conditions which could involve the primary and secondary neurone are discussed.

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