Quality of life and patient satisfaction after laparoscopic antireflux surgery using the QOLARS questionnaire

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1418-1422

  Zeman Zs ^a   Tihanyi, T ^a  

^a Semelweis University   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; GERD; Laparoscopic antireflux surgery; Patient satisfaction; QOLARS; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34547151102     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9180-x     Document Type: Article

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