The incidence of gastroesophageal reflux after transthoracic esophagocardio-myotomy without fundoplication: A long term follow-up

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 357-360

  Lindenmann, Joerg ^a   Maier, Alfred ^a   Eherer, Andreas ^a   Matzi, Veronika ^a   Tomaselli, Florian ^a   Smolle, Josef ^a   Smolle Juettner, Freyja Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Esophagus; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE SPASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644398520     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.026     Document Type: Article

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