Persistent and recurrent achalasia after Heller myotomy: Analysis of different patterns and long-term results of reoperation

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1093-1097

  Gockel, Ines ^a   Junginger, Theodor ^a   Eckardt, Volker F ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIA; CARDIOESOPHAGOMYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; MEGAESOPHAGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REOPERATION; SCAR FORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36349032320     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.11.1093     Document Type: Article

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