Laparoscopic esophageal myotomy for achalasia: Factors affecting functional results

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1191-1195

  Deb, Subrato ^a   Deschamps, Claude ^a,b   Allen, Mark S ^a   Nichols III, Francis C ^a   Cassivi, Stephen D ^a   Crownhart, Brian S ^a   Pairolero, Peter C ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; BOUGIE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN INJURY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

EID: 25144477896     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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