title: Is cricoid pressure effective in patients with achalasia?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Procare Riaya Hospital, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: doczeidan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ahed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeidan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramez Salem
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Munir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bamadhaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Procare Riaya Hospital, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Atef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maherzi
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure
keywords: Achalasia; Cricoid pressure; Esophagus