Preoperative determinants of an esophageal lengthening procedure in laparoscopic antireflux surgery

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1408-1412

  Urbach, D R ^a   Khajanchee, Y S ^b   Glasgow, R E ^b   Hansen, P D ^b   Swanstrom, L L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Legacy Portland Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Collis gastroplasty; Esophageal lengthening procedures; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Laparoscopy; Nissen fundoplication; Short esophagus; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; COLLIS GASTROPLASTY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035200370     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640080198     Document Type: Article

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