Complications of open and laparoscopic antireflux surgery: 32-year audit at a teaching hospital

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 446-450

  Viljakka, Mikko T ^a   Luostarinen, Markku E ^b   Isolauri, Jouko O ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030699362     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(97)00098-7     Document Type: Article

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