Achalasia: The case for primary laparoscopic treatment

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 71-75

  Peillon, Christophe ^a,d   Fromont, Gérard ^b   Auvray, Sylvain ^c   Siriser, Frank ^c  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Clinique de Bois Bernard   (France)

^c Center Hospitalier Privé   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Fundoplication; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035058950     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-200104000-00001     Document Type: Article

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