New Endoscopic Indicator of Esophageal Achalasia: “Pinstripe Pattern”

Hitomi Minami,Hajime Isomoto,Satoshi Miuma,Yasutoshi Kobayashi,Naoyuki Yamaguchi,Shigetoshi Urabe,Kayoko Matsushima,Yuko Akazawa,Ken Ohnita,Fuminao Takeshima,Haruhiro Inoue,Kazuhiko Nakao

New Endoscopic Indicator of Esophageal Achalasia: “Pinstripe Pattern”

2015

Hitomi Minami
Hajime Isomoto
Satoshi Miuma
Yasutoshi Kobayashi
Naoyuki Yamaguchi
Shigetoshi Urabe
Kayoko Matsushima
Yuko Akazawa
Ken Ohnita
Fuminao Takeshima
Haruhiro Inoue
Kazuhiko Nakao

Background and Study Aims Endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal achalasia lacking typical endoscopic features can be extremely difficult. The aim of this study was to identify simple and reliable early indicator of esophageal achalasia.

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Sedation
Endoscopy
Stenosis
Achalasia
Esophagus
Esophageal cancer
General surgery
Medicine
Retrospective cohort study
Reflux esophagitis
Internal medicine
Gastroenterology
Esophageal dilatation

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