Heller Myotomy for Failed Pneumatic Dilation in Achalasia: How Effective Is It?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-377

  Gockel, Ines ^a   Junginger, Th ^b   Bernhard, Gudrun ^c   Eckardt, Volker F ^a  

^a DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MALE; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1242296358     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000114228.34809.01     Document Type: Article

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