Outcomes after minimally invasive esophagomyotomy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1909-1913

  Luketich, James D ^a,b   Fernando, Hiran C ^a   Christie, Neil A ^a   Buenaventura, Percival O ^a   Keenan, Robert J ^a   Ikramuddin, Sayeed ^a   Schauer, Philip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035658640     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03127-7     Document Type: Article

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