Quality of life and surgical outcome after laparoscopic antireflux surgery in the elderly gastroesophageal reflux disease patient

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 116-120

  Kamolz, T ^a   Bammer, T ^a   Granderath, F A ^a   Pasiut, M ^a   Pointner, R ^a  

^a General Public Hospital Zell am See   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antireflux surgery; Elderly; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Laparoscopic fundoplication; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SEIZURE; SPLEEN INJURY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035123870     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655201750065843     Document Type: Article

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