Relationship between subjective and objective outcome measures after Heller myotomy and Dor fundoplication for achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-219

  Gholoum, S ^a   Feldman, L S ^a   Andrew, C G ^a   Bergman, S ^a   Demyttenaere, S ^a   Mayrand, S ^a   Stanbridge, D D ^a   Fried, G M ^a  

^a Bernstein Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dysphagia; Heartburn; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOR FUNDOPLICATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31144448158     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0213-7     Document Type: Article

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