Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 286-292

  Swanstrom, L L ^a   Pennings, J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagomyotomy; Fundoplication; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029264542     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00187770     Document Type: Article

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