Effects of previous treatment on results of laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2270-2276

  Patti, Marco G ^a   Feo, Carlo V ^a   Arcerito, Massimo ^a   De Pinto, Mario ^a   Tamburini, Andrea ^a   Diener, Urs ^a   Gantert, Walter ^a   Way, Lawrence W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Esophageal achalasia; Esophageal myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032756648     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026660921776     Document Type: Article

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