Management of epiphrenic diverticula

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 906-911

  Klaus, Alexander ^a   Hinder, Ronald A ^a,b   Swain, James ^a   Achem, Sami R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Epiphrenic diverticulum; Esophageal diverticulum; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MYOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0242302533     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(03)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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