Laparoscopic Cardioplasty to Avoid Esophageal Resection in Patient Not Responsive to Heller Myotomy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2235-2238

  del Genio, Gianmattia ^a   del Genio, Alberto ^a   Brusciano, Luigi ^a   Russo, Gianluca ^a   Pizza, Francesco ^a   del Genio, Federica ^a   Rossetti, Gianluca ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC CARDIOPLASTY; PH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; REOPERATION;

EID: 34249049513     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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