Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia: Analysis of successes and failures

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 870-877

  Patti, M G ^a   Molena, D ^a   Fisichella, P M ^a   Whang, K ^a   Yamada, H ^a   Perretta, S ^a   Way, L W ^a   Wolfe, B M ^a   Finley, R J ^a   Bremner, C G ^a   Pellegrini, C A ^a   Debas, H T ^a   Patti, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0034897912     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.136.8.870     Document Type: Article

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