Incomplete esophageal myotomy and early recurrence of an epiphrenic diverticulum

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-66

  Valentini, M ^a   Pera, Manuel ^a,b   Vidal, O ^a   Lacima, G ^a   Belda, J ^a   de Lacy, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epiphrenic diverticulum; Esophagus; Recurrence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STAPLER; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17444420726     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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