Local epinephrine facilitates laparoscopic Heller myotomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-81

  Kuster, G G R ^a  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Epinephrine; Esophageal myotomy; Heller; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPINEPHRINE; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0031600758     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900600     Document Type: Article

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