Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is an effective treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 472-483

  Hinder, Ronald A ^a   Filipi, Charles J ^a   Wetscher, Gerald ^a   Neary, Patricia ^a   DeMeester, Tom R ^b   Perdikis, Galen ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETER; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCER;

EID: 0028004277     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199410000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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