Early results of laparoscopic Heller myotomy do not necessarily predict long-term outcome

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 403-407

  Bloomston, Mark ^a   Durkin, Alan ^a   Boyce, H Worth ^a   Johnson, Milton ^a   Rosemurgy, Alexander S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Heller; Laparoscopy; Myotomy; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 1542314878     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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