Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for the treatment of achalasia: Assessment in relation to morphologic type

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-213

  Omura, N ^a   Kashiwagi, H ^a   Ishibashi, Y ^a   Yano, F ^a   Tsuboi, K ^a   Kawasaki, N ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Yanaga, K ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dor fundoplication; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic surgery; Morphologic type

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOR FUNDOPLICATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 31144433363     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0365-5     Document Type: Article

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