Lower esophageal sphincter injection of a biocompatible polymer: Accuracy of implantation assessed by esophagectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-550

  Peters, J H ^a   Silverman, D E ^b   Stein, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Enteric Medical Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic antireflux repair; Enteryx; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; GERD; LES; Lower esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; POLYMER; TANTALUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; POLYVINYLS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 0037381883     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8861-3     Document Type: Article

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