Evaluation of an intercostal myoneurovascular transposition as a lower esophageal neosphincter

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 262-269

  Elton, C ^a,b   Jordan, D ^a   Moore, D ^a   Goldspink, G ^a   Winslet, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE FLAP; NEUROVASCULAR ISLAND FLAP; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031444477     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dote/10.4.262     Document Type: Article

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