OBSERVATIONS ON CARDIOSPASM AND ITS TREATMENT BY BRUSQUE DILATATION
Authors: R SCHINDLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 August 1956OBSERVATIONS ON CARDIOSPASM AND ITS TREATMENT BY BRUSQUE DILATATIONRUDOLF SCHINDLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.RUDOLF SCHINDLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-2-207 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe material for the following presentation is based on the observation of 100 cases of cardiospasm (table 1). Eighteen cases were seen in Munich, one in Chicago and 81 in Los Angeles. Thirteen were not treated by me, for various reasons; the treatment was interrupted in three cases. Thus, 84 patients suffering from cardiospasm were treated by the method of brusque dilatation. All age groups were represented. In one of the patients the distressing dysphagia had started at the age of five; his cure was accomplished at the age of 25. The oldest patient was 87 at the time of...Bibliography1. Ingelfinger FJ: Benign disorders of the lower esophagus, Bull. New England M. Center 16: 8 (Mar.) 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Schindler R: Wesen und Behandlung des Kardiospasmus, München. med. Wchnschr. 73: 1612, 1926. Google Scholar3. _____: Die Lagerung des Kranken bei der Magenausheberung, München. med. Wchnschr. 78: 194, 1931. Google Scholar4. Starck H: Die Behandlung der spasmogenen Speiseroehrenerweiterung, München. med. Wchnschr. 71: 334, 1924. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: RUDOLF SCHINDLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Los Angeles, California*Received for publication February 10, 1956.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Rudolf Schindler, M.D., 5720 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 36, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe treatment of achalasia by cardiomyotomyPneumatic Balloon Dilation for Esophageal AchalasiaCurrent Therapies for AchalasiaLong-term prognosis of patients with achalasia treated by cardial dilatation therapyProspective clinical and manometric study comparing pneumatic dilatation and sublingual nifedipine in the treatment of oesophageal achalasia.AchalasiaTreatment of Achalasia: A ReviewTreatment of achalasia and related motor disordersManagement of Oesophageal AchalasiaAchalasiaTreatment of achalasia with pneumatic dilatationsAchalasia of the Esophagus: Results of Therapy by Dilation, 1950–1967Treatment of Achalasia of the CardiaTreatment of Achalasia of the Cardia With Pneumatic DilationsReferencesSOME ARTERIAL AND OTHER ANOMALIESACHALASIA: DILATATION OR CARDIOMYOTOMY ?Fluorocinematographic and Manometric Studies of Esophageal Motility in Patients with AchalasiaCardiospasmPhysiological Considerations in the Surgical Management of Disorders of the Esophagus 1 August 1956Volume 45, Issue 2Page: 207-215KeywordsAge groupsCardiaCardiospasmDysphagiaGratitude ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...