Computer-enhanced robotic telesurgery minimizes esophageal perforation during Heller myotomy

Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 553-559

  Melvin, W Scott ^a,d   Dundon, John M ^a   Talamini, Mark ^b   Horgan, Santiago ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d State University OH USA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; REOPERATION; ROBOTICS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544498030     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.07.025     Document Type: Article

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