Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux after laparoscopic Heller myotomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1010-1014

  Richards, W O ^a   Clements, R H ^a   Wang, P C ^a   Lind, C D ^a   Mertz, H ^a   Ladipo, J K ^a   Holzman, M D ^a   Sharp, K W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Gastroesophageal reflux; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0032820108     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901158     Document Type: Article

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