Laparoscopic heller myotomy and fundoplication for achalasia

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 225, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 655-665

  Hunter, John G ^a   Trus, Thadeus L ^a   Branum, Gene D ^a   Waring, J Patrick ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030838941     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199706000-00003     Document Type: Article

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