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. 1970 Jun 6;102(12):1257–1259.

Possible Pathogenesis of Motility Changes in Diffuse Esophageal Spasm Associated with Gastric Carcinoma

Harold A Serebro, Bekal Venkatachalam, Robert S A Prentice, Harold W Neuman, Ivan T Beck
PMCID: PMC1930271  PMID: 5445695

Abstract

A theory is proposed according to which diffuse esophageal spasm associated with carcinoma may be secondary to neural damage due to invasion by carcinoma without obstruction of the esophageal lumen. A case history is presented to support this theory.

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