Laparoscopic fundoplication: A 10-year learning curve

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1662-1670

  Zacharoulis, D ^a   O'Boyle, C J ^b   Sedman, P C ^b   Brough, W A ^b   Royston, C M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; GERD; Laparoscopic fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750818721     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0571-1     Document Type: Article

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