The significance of pH and manometric testing after laparoscopic fundoplication: Are postoperative physiologic tests necessary?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 395-400

  Arca, M J ^a   Gagner, M ^c   Garcia Ruiz, A ^b   Todd Heniford, B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

24 Hour pH test; Esophageal manometry; Fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PH; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036188148     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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