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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2005; 15(02): 175-176
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.28795
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Atypical presentation of achalasia cardia : A case report

GL Sharma
Department of Radio-diagnosis, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior., India
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A Kumar
Department of Radio-diagnosis, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior., India
,
A Mukund
Department of Radio-diagnosis, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior., India
,
A Kedia
Department of Radio-diagnosis, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior., India
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Keywords

Achalasia cardia - MRI


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31 July 2021

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