Skip to main content

. 1957 Dec;12(4):279–289. doi: 10.1136/thx.12.4.279

Studies of Oesophageal Motility, with Special Reference to the Differential Diagnosis of Diffuse Spasm and Achalasia (Cardiospasm)

Arthur M Olsen ^1,², Brian Creamer ^1,^2,^*

PMCID: PMC1019178 PMID: 13496029

279

Images in this article

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

BUTIN J. W., OLSEN A. M., MOERSCH H. J., CODE C. F. A study of esophageal pressures in normal persons and patients with cardiospasm. Gastroenterology. 1953 Feb;23(2):278–293. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
CODE C. F., FYKE F. E., Jr, SCHLEGEL J. F. The gastroesophageal sphincter in healthy human beings. Gastroenterologia. 1956;86(3):135–150. doi: 10.1159/000200544. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
CREAMER B., ELLIS F. H., Jr, OLSEN A. M. Cardiospasm (achalasia of the cardia). Am J Surg. 1957 Feb;93(2):299–307. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(57)90782-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
CREAMER B., OLSEN A. M., CODE C. F. The esophageal sphincters in achalasia of the cardia (cardiospasm). Gastroenterology. 1957 Aug;33(2):293–301. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
DORNHORST A. C., HARRISON K., PIERCE J. W. Observations on the normal oesophagus and cardia. Lancet. 1954 Apr 3;266(6814):695–698. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(54)92106-6. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
FYKE F. E., Jr, CODE C. F. Resting and deglutition pressures in the pharyngoesophageal region. Gastroenterology. 1955 Jul;29(1):24–34. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
GAUER O. H., GIENAPP E. A miniature pressure-recording device. Science. 1950 Oct 6;112(2910):404–405. doi: 10.1126/science.112.2910.404. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
HIGHTOWER N. C., Jr, OLSEN A. M., MOERSCH H. J. A comparison of the effects of acetyl-beta-methylcholine chloride (mecholyl) on esophageal intraluminal pressure in normal persons and patients with cardiospasm. Gastroenterology. 1954 Apr;26(4):592–600. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
JOHNSTONE A. S. A radiological study of some neuromuscular abnormalities of the oesophagus. Gastroenterologia. 1956;86(3):164–167. doi: 10.1159/000200547. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

ACTIONS

RESOURCES