Endoluminal Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-217

  Behm, Brian W ^b   Stollman, Neil ^a  

^a East Bay Center for Digestive Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DRUG COST; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SUTURE; SYMPTOM;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERIZATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 1242285133     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200403000-00004     Document Type: Review

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