Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in infants and children [5]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 675-677

  van Niekerk, M L ^a   Visser, A ^a   Venter, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HEARTBURN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VOMITING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26644432706     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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