Laparoscopic Treatment of Recurrent Dysphagia Following Transthoracic Myotomy for Achalasia

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 401-403

  Robinson, Thomas N ^a   Galvani, Carlos A ^a   Dutta, Sanjoy K ^a   Gorodner, Maria V ^a   Patti, Marco G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCSF Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346250955     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109264203322656487     Document Type: Article

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