The cost of laparoscopic myotomy versus pneumatic dilatation for esophageal achalasia

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1198-1206

  Karanicolas, Paul J ^a,b   Smith, Shona E ^a   Inculet, Richard I ^a   Malthaner, Richard A ^a   Reynolds, Richard P ^a   Goeree, Ron ^b,d   Gafni, Amiram ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achalasia Oesophageal; General Technical costs Endoscopy; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HEALTH CARE COST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LITERATURE; MODEL; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34347391082     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9364-z     Document Type: Article

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