Complications of Achalasia Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-98

  Luckey III, Andrew E ^a   DeMeester, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MYOTOMY; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33646117988     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.01.004     Document Type: Review

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