Relief of dysphagia after laparoscopic heller myotomy improves long-term quality of life

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-313

  Youssef, Yassar ^a   Richards, William O ^a   Sharp, Kenneth ^a   Holzman, Michael ^a   Sekhar, Nikilesh ^a   Kaiser, Joan ^a   Torquati, Alfonso ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dysphagia; Laparoscopic Heller myotomy; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34247568439     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-006-0050-6     Document Type: Article

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