Long-term results of surgery for childhood achalasia

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 432-434

  Morris Stiff, G ^a   Khan, R ^a   Foster, M E ^a   Lari, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Follow up; Heller's cardiomyotomy; Nissen fundoplication; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030697856     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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