Esophagotomy during laparoscopic Heller myotomy cannot be predicted by preoperative therapies and does not influence long-term outcome

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-164

  Rakita, Steven ^a   Bloomston, Mark ^a   Villadolid, Desiree ^a   Thometz, Donald ^a   Zervos, Emmanuel ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagotomy; Fundoplication; Heller myotomy

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PREDICTION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13444254181     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.10.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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