High Resolution Esophageal Manometry in Patients with Chagas Disease: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation

Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá; María Moris; Marianela Mego; Fernando Salvador; Anna Accarino; Kathleen Ramírez; Fernando Azpiroz; Antonio Ruiz-de-Leon; Israel Molina

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004416

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High Resolution Esophageal Manometry in Patients with Chagas Disease: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation

Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá ,

* E-mail: adsanche@vhebron.net

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Department, Tropical Medicine Unit, PROSICS (International Health Program of the Catalan Health Institute), Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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María Moris,

Affiliation Digestive System Research Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Marianela Mego,

Affiliation Digestive System Research Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Fernando Salvador,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Department, Tropical Medicine Unit, PROSICS (International Health Program of the Catalan Health Institute), Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Anna Accarino,

Affiliation Digestive System Research Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Kathleen Ramírez,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Fernando Azpiroz,

Affiliation Digestive System Research Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Antonio Ruiz-de-Leon,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Israel Molina

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Department, Tropical Medicine Unit, PROSICS (International Health Program of the Catalan Health Institute), Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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High Resolution Esophageal Manometry in Patients with Chagas Disease: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation

Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá,
María Moris,
Marianela Mego,
Fernando Salvador,
Anna Accarino,
Kathleen Ramírez,
Fernando Azpiroz,
Antonio Ruiz-de-Leon,
Israel Molina

Published: February 5, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004416

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