Surgeons' experience with laparoscopic fundoplication after the early personal experience: Does it have an impact on the outcome?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1377-1382

  Salminen, P ^a   Hiekkanen, H ^b   Laine, S ^a   Ovaska, J ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Turku University   (Finland)

Author keywords

Early results; GERD; GORD; Laparoscopic fundoplication; Learning curve; Long term results; Substantial experience; Symptomatic outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATION DURATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34547208676     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9156-x     Document Type: Article

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