Ten-year follow-up of laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia shows durability

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1498-1502

  Jeansonne, Louis O ^a   White, Brent C ^a   Pilger, Kelly E ^a   Shane, Matthew D ^a   Zagorski, Stanley ^a   Davis, S Scott ^a   Hunter, John G ^b   Lin, Edward ^a   Smith, C Daniel ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dysphagia; Esophagus; Heller myotomy; Laparoscopic myotomy; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOLLOW UP; HEARTBURN; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LARYNX DISORDER; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIA; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34548436099     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9500-9     Document Type: Article

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