Videoscopic heller myotomy as first-line therapy for severe achalasia

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1105-1109

  Bloomston, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0035514793     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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