The outcome of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in relation to patients' subjective degree of compliance with former antireflux medication

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-160

  Kamolz, Thomas ^a   Granderath, Frank A ^a   Pointner, Rudolph ^a  

^a General Public Hospital Zell am See   (Austria)

Author keywords

Compliance; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Laparoscopic antireflux surgery; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HIATUS HERNIA; HICCUP; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTACIDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037775807     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200306000-00003     Document Type: Article

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