Preoperative lower esophageal sphincter pressure has little influence on the outcome of laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 774-778

  Gorodner, M V ^a   Galvani, C ^a   Fisichella, P M ^a   Patti, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dysphagia; Esophageal manometry; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Lower esophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442583198     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8826-1     Document Type: Article

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