Treatment of esophageal achalasia with Heller myotomy: Retrospective evaluation of patient satisfaction and disease-specific quality of life

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-271

  Dang, Yen ^a   Mercer, C Dale ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH PERFORATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748936319     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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