Normal lower esophageal sphincter pressure and length does not impact outcome after laparoscopic nissen fundoplication

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 701-707

  Cowgill, Sarah M ^a   Bloomston, Mark ^b   Al Saadi, Sam ^a   Villadolid, Desiree ^a   Rosemurgy II, Alexander S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

GERD; Lower esophageal sphincter; Nissen fundoplication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250207742     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0152-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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