Minimally invasive surgery for achalasia: A 10-year experience

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-23

  Frantzides, Constantine T ^a   Moore, Ronald E ^d   Carlson, Mark A ^b   Madan, Atul K ^c   Zografakis, John G ^a   Keshavarzian, Ali ^e   Smith, Claire ^f  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^d Plantation Hospital   (United States)

^e RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dysphagia; Esophagomyotomy; Gastroesophageal reflux; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ATELECTASIS; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; REOPERATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 1642546237     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.09.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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