Endoscopic Appraisal of the Gastroesophageal Valve after Antireflux Surgery

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-243

  Jobe, Blair A ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^b   Vernon, Ashley H ^b   Sandone, Corinne ^b   Gopal, Deepak V ^b   Swanstrom, Lee L ^b   Aye, Ralph W ^b   Hill, Lucius D ^b   Hunter, John G ^b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIULCER AGENT;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442276981     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04042.x     Document Type: Article

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