Safety and long-term outcome of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in patients in their eighties and older

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-42

  Bammer, T ^a   Hinder, R A ^a   Klaus, A ^a   Libbey, J S ^a   Napoliello, D A ^a   Rodriquez, J A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundoplication; GERD; Old age; Stomach hernia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036135835     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8133-7     Document Type: Article

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