Laparoscopic myotomy vs endoscopic dilation in the treatment of achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-77

  Suarez J ^a   Mearin, F ^a   Boque, R ^a   Zanon V ^a   Armengol, J R ^a   Pradell, J ^a   Bermejo, B ^a   Nadal, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dilation; Laparoscopy; Myotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036136683     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-0032-4     Document Type: Article

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