Laparoscopic myotomy for oesophageal achalasia - Adding an antireflux procedure is not always necessary

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Avtan, Levent ^a   Avci, C ^a   Guvenc, H ^b   Igci, A ^a   Ozmen, V ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Laparoscopy; Myotomy; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIA; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13844309455     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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