Does previous endoscopic treatment affect the outcome of laparoscopic Heller myotomy?

Annales de Chirurgie

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-49

  Bonavina, L ^a   Incarbone, R ^a   Reitano, M ^a   Antoniazzi, L ^a   Peracchia, A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Botulinum toxin; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Pneumatic dilatation

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034072027     PISSN: 00033944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4001(00)99113-X     Document Type: Article

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