Robot-assisted laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy: preliminary UK results

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 396-400

  Undre, S ^a   Moorthy, K ^a   Munz, Y ^a   Aggarwal, R ^a   Hance, J ^a   Rockall, T ^a   Darzi, A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achalasia cardia; Laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy; Robot assisted surgery, achalasia cardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELLER CARDIOMYOTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 16244421380     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082316     Document Type: Article

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