Geometry and reproducibility in 360°fundoplication

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 750-754

  Reardon, P R ^a   Matthews, B D ^a   Scarborough, T K ^a   Preciado, A ^a   Marti, J L ^a   Kamelgard, J I ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circumference; Diameter; Esophagus; Fundoplication; Geometry; Laparosc opy; Traction suture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOUGIE; CADAVER; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GEOMETRY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH FUNDUS; VAGUS NERVE;

ESOPHAGUS; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOMACH;

EID: 0033849447     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640000172     Document Type: Article

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