Early experience in robot-assisted laparoscopic heller myotomy

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Supplement

Volumn 39, Issue 241, 2004, Pages 4-8

  Ruurda, J P ^a   Gooszen, H G ^a   Breeders, I A M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Laparoscopy; Myotomy; Robot assisted surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MANOMETRY; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144234212     PISSN: 00855928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00855920410010924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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