The histological appearances of Nissen-type fundoplication in the ferret

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-128

  Richards, C A ^a,c   Smith, V V ^b,d   Milla, P J ^c   Spitz, L ^c   Andrews, P L R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Camelia Botnar Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferret; Histology; Nissen fundoplication; Pathophysiology; Postoperative symptoms; Scarring

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; FERRET; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINAL FIBROSIS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE WALL; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROSA; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS; FERRETS; FIBROSIS; FUNDOPLICATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; STOMACH; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0038408912     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2982.2003.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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