Improving accuracy in identifying the gastroesophageal junction during laparoscopic antireflux surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 390-393

  Chang, L ^a   Oelschlager, B ^a   Barreca, M ^a   Pellegrini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophagus; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal junction; GERD; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUTURES;

EID: 0037334699     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8825-7     Document Type: Article

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