Tailored surgery for esophageal body diverticula

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 380-387

  Castrucci, Gioacchino ^a   Porziella, Venanzio ^a   Granone, Pier Luigi ^a   Picciocchi, Aurelio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal diverticulum; Gastro esophageal reflux; Motor disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY DISEASE; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032191335     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00201-2     Document Type: Article

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