Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Dysphagia and Peptic Esophageal Stricture

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 555-560

  Spivak, Hadar ^a   Farrell, Timothy M ^a   Trus, Ted L ^a   Branum, Gene D ^a   Waring, J Patrick ^a   Hunter, John G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilation; Esophageal stricture; Laparoscopic fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REOPERATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032196189     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(98)80056-5     Document Type: Article

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