Endoscopic laser vs open approach for cricopharyngeal myotomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 830-835

  Dauer, Eileen ^a   Salassa, John ^b   Iuga, Laura ^c   Kasperbauer, Jan ^c  

^a Andrews AFB ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646108836     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.12.030     Document Type: Article

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