Evidence-Based Appraisal of Antireflux Fundoplication

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-337

  Catarci, Marco ^a,c   Gentileschi, Paolo ^b   Papi, Claudio ^a   Carrara, Alessandro ^a   Marrese, Renato ^a   Gaspari, Achille Lucio ^a   Grassi, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ACO San Filippo Neri   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYSPHAGIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SCALPEL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STOMACH;

EID: 1242296361     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000114225.46280.fe     Document Type: Review

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