Prevalence of Comorbidities in Patients With Chagasic Megaesophagus
Arthur Marot de PAIVA,
Gabriel Baeta Branquinho REIS,
Pedro Henrique de Ávila PERILLO
et al.
Abstract:Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of some epidemiologically important comorbidities in patients with Chagas megaoesophagus in relation to the population without megaoesophagus, and whether this condition would be a protective or a risk factor for the conditions analysed. Methods: This observational descriptive study collected data from the medical records of patients with a previous diagnosis of megaoesophagus (timing: from 2005 to 2020). The patients were divided by age into a general (a… Show more
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