Submucosal endoscopic esophageal myotomy: A novel experimental approach for the treatment of achalasia

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 761-764

  Pasricha, P J ^a   Hawarl, R ^a   Ahmed, I ^a   Chen, J ^a   Cotton, P B ^b   Hawes, R H ^b   Kalloo, A N ^c   Kantsevoy, S V ^c   Gostout, C J ^d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BALLOON; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SWINE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANIMAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA; MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MANOMETRY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUSCLES; SWINE;

EID: 34548152369     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966764     Document Type: Article

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