Factors contributing to laparoscopic failure during the learning curve for laparoscopic nissen fundoplication in a community hospital

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-248

  Voitk, Andrus ^a,b   Joffe, Jacobo ^a   Alvarez, Carlos ^a   Rosenthal, Gary ^a  

^a Salvation Army Scarborough Grace H ^*  (Canada)

^b SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033027414     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1999.9.243     Document Type: Article

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