Thoracoscopic esophageal myotomy - a surgical technique for achalasia diffuse esophageal spasm and "nutcracker esophagus"

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 921-926

  Filipi, C J ^a   Hinder, R A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Diffuse esophageal spasm; Fundoplication; Hiatal closure; Myotomy; Nutcracker esophagus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS SPASM; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; THORACOSCOPY;

ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MUSCLES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0028492155     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00843474     Document Type: Article

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