Controversies in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux and achalasia

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 3155-3161

  Roberts, Kurt E ^a   Duffy, Andrew J ^a   Bell, Robert L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Heller myotomy; Nissen; Toupet

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ASTHMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LARYNX INJURY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH ABSORPTION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 33745108962     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i20.3155     Document Type: Review

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