The myth of the short esophagus

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-34

  Madan, A K ^a   Frantzides, C T ^b   Patsavas, K L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Laparoscopy; Nissen fundoplication; Short esophagus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS MALFORMATION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642540056     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8611-6     Document Type: Article

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