Heller myotomy via minimal-access surgery: An evaluation of antireflux procedures

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 593-598

  Raiser, Frank ^a   Perdikis, Galen ^a   Hinder, Ronald A ^b   Swanstrom, Lee L ^c   Filipi, Charles J ^a   McBride, Pamela J ^a   Katada, Natsuya ^a   Neary, Patricia J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS PH; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0029976545     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430180019003     Document Type: Article

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